Red Sox vs Astros Betting Odds
When: August 03, 2022, at 2:10 p.m. EDT
Venue: Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX
Red Sox vs Astros Betting Preview
An American League series concludes Wednesday afternoon when the Boston Red Sox (53-52, 27-25 away) visit the Houston Astros (67-38, 33-17 home). Houston is running away with the AL West and are three games back of the Yankees for the best record in the AL. Boston is well out of the AL East race and currently two games back of the final AL Wild Card spot.
Rafael Devers is having another brilliant season as he leads the Red Sox with a .326 batting average and 23 home runs. Trevor Story has a team high 58 RBIs this season. Boston is batting .254 and the pitchers have recorded a 4.25 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
Yordan Alvarez should be a top three MVP finisher this season as he leads Houston with a .307 batting average, 30 home runs and 71 RBIs. The Astros are batting .240 and the pitching staff has combined for a 3.03 ERA and 1.09 WHIP.
Red Sox vs Astros Betting Trends
Red Sox
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 games.
- Boston are 6-13 SU in their last 19 games.
- Boston are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Houston.
- Boston are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston’s last 13 games when playing on the road against Houston.
- Boston are 5-11 SU in their last 16 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston’s last 5 games against an opponent in the American League West Division.
Astros
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston’s last 7 games.
- Houston are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 6 games against Boston.
- The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston’s last 12 games at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Houston’s last 13 games when playing at home against Boston.
- Houston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played in August.
Red Sox vs Astros Pick & Prediction
Last time out, Boston secured the series win with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night. The Astros took a 1-0 lead, in the first, but two Rafael Devers RBIs gave Boston an important win. Houston outhit Boston 9-5 in this one.
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Rafael Devers came back from the IL and went 2-4 with one home run, one double, two RBIs and one run scored in the win. Yuli Gurriel went 2-4 with one RBI for Houston in the loss. Kutter Crawford improved to 3-3, Cristian Javier fell to 6-7 and Tanner Houck saved his eighth game of the season.
Pitching Matchup: Brayan Bello (0-3, 8.82 ERA, 2.27 WHIP) vs Jose Urquidy (9-4, 3.86 ERA, 1.21 WHIP)