Red Sox vs Astros Betting Odds
When: August 01, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Venue: Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX
Red Sox vs Astros Betting Preview
An American League battle gets underway Monday night when the Boston Red Sox (51-52, 25-25 away) visit the Houston Astros (67-36, 33-15 home). Houston is running away with the AL West and are just two games back of the Dodgers and Yankees for the best record in MLB. Boston is now 3.5 games back of the final AL Wild Card spot. This game will air live on ESPN.
Rafael Devers, who returns from the IL today, is having another brilliant season as he leads the Red Sox with a .324 batting average and 22 home runs. Trevor Story has a team high 58 RBIs this season. Boston is batting .255 and the pitchers have recorded a 4.33 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
Yordan Alvarez will be a top five MVP candidate this season as he leads Houston with a .310 batting average, 30 home runs and 70 RBIs. The Astros are batting .240 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.04 ERA and 1.10 WHIP.
Red Sox vs Astros Betting Trends
Red Sox
- The total has gone OVER in 13 of Boston’s last 20 games.
- Boston are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games.
- Boston are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against Houston.
- Boston are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Houston.
- Boston are 3-11 SU in their last 14 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 8 games against an opponent in the American League West Division.
Astros
- Houston are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston’s last 11 games against Boston.
- Houston are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston’s last 11 games when playing at home against Boston.
- Houston are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American League East Division.
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Houston’s last 20 games when playing as the favorite.
Red Sox vs Astros Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Boston avoided the home sweep with a 7-2 win, over Milwaukee, Sunday afternoon. Milwaukee led 2-0 until the fifth inning when Boston put up five runs and took control of this game. Xander Bogaerts went 2-5 with one double two RBIs and one run scored in the win. Josh Winckowski improved to 4-5 and Aaron Ashby fell to 2-9 on the season.
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Houston won their four-game home series against Seattle with a 3-2 win, in 10 innings, Sunday afternoon. The Astros led 2-0 heading into the top of the eighth inning, but Seattle tied the game up with a two-run home run. Houston eventually got the win with an RBI single in the 10th. Yordan Alvarez went 1-5 with that game winning hit on the day. Hector Neris improved to 4-3 and Brennan Bernardino fell to 0-1 on the year.
Pitching Matchup: Nathan Eovaldi (4-3, 4.43 ERA, 1.25 WHIP) vs Luis Garcia (8-6, 3.81 ERA, 1.08 WHIP)