Boston To Reverse Troubling Betting Trend As Home Favorite?

Despite Losing Home Record, A's vs Red Sox Run Line Favors Boston

Streaking Red Sox Face One of the Worst Road Teams in the Majors

A pair of teams trending in opposition directions get together for a three-game series at Fenway Park with the A’s vs Red Sox run line odds favoring Boston despite a losing record at home this season.

The Red Sox went into Oakland and swept the A’s in April as Oakland was shut out in two of the three games. Boston has won 15 of the last 19 games against Oakland with the Red Sox 6-1 outright in the last seven meetings at home.

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The MLB predictions today have Boston priced at -174 to win Tuesday’s series opener with Oakland at +146 to win outright as the road underdog.

The Red Sox currently carry +118 odds at -1.5 on the run line. Boston has moved ahead of defending World Series champion Texas at +6000 in the odds of winning the MLB World Series. Only the most adventurous souls would roll with the A’s at +200000 to win the World Series.

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Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Records: A’s 34-58/Red Sox 49-40
Streaming: NESN, NBC Sports California

A’s vs Red Sox Probable Starting Pitchers

  • Tuesday: Joey Estes (A’s); Brayan Bello (Red Sox)
  • Wednesday: JP Sears (A’s); Nick Pivetta (Red Sox)
  • Thursday: Hogan Harris (A’s); Tanner Houck (Red Sox)

A’s Fading, Red Sox Soaring in AL Race

About the only thing that the Oakland A’s and Boston Red Sox have in common these days is that they both play in the American League.

Boston plays in the oldest park in the majors while the A’s are soon to be out of Oakland.

Since the start of June, the Red Sox are 20-11 and currently hold down an MLB playoff spot while Oakland is 11-22 and only the presence of the Chicago White Sox are keeping the A’s out of last place in the American League.

A 4.52 team ERA for Oakland since June 1 has not helped the cause for the last-place team in the American League West Division.

They will be facing a Red Sox lineup that is hitting .269 with 106 extra-base hits during that stretch.
Oakland has lost 13 of its last 14 road baseball games. Keep that in mind when it comes to the A’s vs Red Sox run line.

Duran Loves Seeing Oakland Pitching

Since the start of last season, Boston All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran is 16-for-31 with nine runs, four extra-base hits, and six RBIs against the Oakland A’s.

He will look to keep it going as Boston looks to get back to .500 at home this season.

Oakland hit just .183 against the Red Sox in the first series of the season between the Major League Baseball teams. J.D. Davis was one of two Oakland batters to hit over .300 in the series and he now plays for the New York Yankees. That is something to consider when it comes to the A’s vs Red Sox run line.

Nine of Boston’s last 12 games went over the total.

Who’s Hot

  • Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox 3B: Devers is hitting .393 with four home runs and 12 RBIs in his last seven games.
  • Joey Estes, Oakland A’s P: Estes threw a shutout in his last outing and has allowed 13 hits and four runs over his last 20.2 innings.
  • Bailey Horn, Boston Red Sox P: Horn has surrendered three hits and no runs with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings in his last two outings.
  • Brent Rooker, Oakland A’s OF: Rooker is 10-for-20 with six runs, three home runs, seven RBIs, and an on-base percentage of .560 in July.

Who’s Not

  • JJ Bleday, Oakland A’s OF: Bleday is 2-for-32 in his last eight games and has gone 11 games without an extra-base hit.
  • Jack O’Loughlin, Oakland A’s P: O’Loughlin gave up seven hits and five runs in 2.2 innings in his last outing.
  • Greg Weissert, Boston Red Sox P: Weissert has allowed five hits and six runs in 2.1 innings in his last three appearances.
  • Connor Wong, Boston Red Sox C: Wong is 0-for-11 with four strikeouts in his last four games.

A’s vs Red Sox Injury Update

Pitchers Kyle Muller, Paul Blackburn, Ross Stripling, and Alex Wood are on the MLB injured list for the A’s as is outfielder Esteury Ruiz and infielder Abraham Toro.

Infielders Triston Casas, Vaughn Grissom and Trevor Story are on the injured list for Boston.

A’s vs Red Sox Betting Preview

There could be some runs scored in the first two games of the series. However, Boston’s Tanner Houck has allowed three runs or less in 10 of his last 11 starts. He will be opposed in the series finale by Hogan Harris who has a 2.75 ERA since struggling in his 2024 debut.

Six of Boston’s last seven home games went over the total with the total set at 9.5 for the series opener. Just 11 of the 30 games this season with the Boston Red Sox as a home favorite went over the total.

  • Boston has been dreadful for those who bet online with a 6-24 record against the run line as the home favorite.

Oakland has covered in 21 of 45 games as the road underdog as the A’s are near the bottom of the MLB rankings.

Boston is 25-19 outright as a favorite while Oakland is 24-56 as the underdog.

When looking at the 2024 MLB schedule, the next six games for the Red Sox after this series is over will come against teams with winning records.

There is less than a 20% chance of rain for the series opener.

Can Boston reverse the trend when it comes to covering as the favorite at home when facing an Oakland team that has the second-fewest road wins in the American League?

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