The Boston Red Sox (71-75) and Cincinnati Reds (58-89) square off in the first of a two-game series on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park, at 6:40 PM ET. The Red Sox are coming off a series victory over the Royals, and the Reds a series loss to the Cardinals.
The Red Sox are a favorite (-130) against the Reds (+110). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Boston Red Sox looking to Brayan Bello (1-6), and Nick Lodolo (4-6) getting the nod for the Cincinnati Reds. The contest has a set total of 8.5.
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Red Sox vs. Reds Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Red Sox
- Boston went 2-1 over the three games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
- In their last 10 outings, the Red Sox and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
- Boston has put together a 6-4-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.
Reds
- Cincinnati has played as the underdog in six of its past 10 games and won two of those contests.
- The Reds and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times in their last 10 games with a total.
- Over its last 10 games, Cincinnati is 5-5-0 against the spread.
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Projected starter: Brayan Bello
- The Red Sox have a 3-5-0 record against the spread in Bello’s starts.
- The Red Sox were favored on the moneyline for two Bello starts this season — they split the games.
- Bello’s team has a 1-7 record over his eight starts.
- Bello has had eight starts that oddsmakers set a total for this season, and two of those matchups finished over the total.
Projected starter: Nick Lodolo
- Lodolo’s team is 8-8-0 against the spread this season in his starts.
- When he starts a game and his team is the underdog on the moneyline, they have a record of 6-3.
- Lodolo’s team has an 8-8 record in his starts this season.
- Games started by Lodolo have an 9-7-0 record at hitting the over this season.
Red Sox Batting Leaders
- Rafael Devers paces the Red Sox with 26 home runs and 82 runs batted in.
- Among batters in MLB play, Devers ranks 28th in home runs and 26th in RBI.
- Devers heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with two doubles, two walks and four RBI.
- Xander Bogaerts is batting .316 to pace his team.
- Among all MLB batters, Bogaerts ranks 111th in home runs and 52nd in RBI.
- Alex Verdugo has 35 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 39 walks while hitting .281.
- Tommy Pham has 20 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 52 walks while batting .246.
Reds Batting Leaders
- Kyle Farmer is batting .258 with 12 home runs and 67 RBI. All three of those stats lead Cincinnati hitters this season.
- In all of MLB, Farmer is 142nd in homers and 54th in RBI.
- Jonathan India has 87 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .390 this season.
- India is 174th in homers and 209th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- India heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .158 with four walks and an RBI.
- Nick Senzel has collected 86 base hits, an OBP of .297 and a slugging percentage of .306 this season.
- TJ Friedl has collected 49 hits this season and has an OBP of .321. He’s slugging .455 on the year.
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