Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Boston Red Sox (63-68) host the Texas Rangers (58-71) to kick off a four-game series at Fenway Park, with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET on Thursday. The Red Sox are on the back of a series defeat to the Twins, and the Rangers a series loss to the Astros.

The Rangers (+140 underdog on the moneyline) visit the Red Sox (-164). The Boston Red Sox will hand the ball to Rich Hill (6-5, 4.32 ERA), who is looking for win No. 7 on the season, and the Rangers will counter with Glenn Otto (6-8, 4.79 ERA). The matchup has an over/under of 9.5 total runs.

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Red Sox vs. Rangers Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Red Sox

Boston was favored on the moneyline for three of its last 10 games, and finished 1-2 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings, the Red Sox and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
Boston is 4-6-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.

Rangers

In six games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, Texas has a record of 3-3.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Rangers and their opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
Texas has a record of 5-5-0 ATS over its last 10 games.

Red Sox vs. Rangers Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Rich Hill

The Red Sox have gone 8-11-0 against the spread when Hill starts.
The Red Sox are 7-4 in Hill’s 11 starts this season with Boston as the moneyline favorite.
In Hill’s 19 starts, his team is 10-9.
Hill has had 19 starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined go over the total in eight of those matchups.

Projected starter: Glenn Otto

When Otto starts, his team is 10-10-0 against the spread this season.
When he starts a game and his team is the underdog on the moneyline, they have a record of 5-7.
In games Otto has started, his team is 9-11.
In Otto’s 20 starts with a total, the teams have hit the over eight times.

Red Sox Batting Leaders

Rafael Devers paces the Red Sox in home runs (25) and runs batted in (66).
Devers ranks 21st in home runs and 34th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Xander Bogaerts has a club-leading .308 batting average.
Bogaerts ranks 116th in home runs and 58th in RBI this season.
Bogaerts heads into this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .474 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBI.
Alex Verdugo is hitting .283 with 34 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 31 walks.
Verdugo has safely hit in seven games in a row. In his last nine outings he is batting .268 with four doubles, a triple, two walks and three RBI.
Tommy Pham is hitting .251 with 19 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 47 walks.
Pham has hit safely in seven games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .350 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.

Rangers Batting Leaders

Corey Seager leads Texas with 29 home runs this season. He’s batting .255 with 69 RBI.
Seager’s home run total ranks 10th in the majors, and he is 32nd in RBI.
Marcus Semien has 124 hits and an OBP of .299 to go with a slugging percentage of .410 this season.
Semien currently is 40th in homers and 44th in RBI in the major leagues.
Semien brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.
Nate Lowe leads Texas with a .301 batting average while slugging 22 homers and driving in 66 runs.
Adolis Garcia leads Texas in runs batted in (80) this season. He’s batting .256 while slugging .450.