Astros Vs Red Sox: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 3, 2022

Yordan Alvarez leads the Houston Astros (67-38) into a matchup with Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox (53-52) on Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park. Alvarez is batting .308, the 10th-best batting average in the league, for the Astros, and Devers is fourth at .326 for the Red Sox. Jose Urquidy starts for Houston (-195 to win), and Rich Hill is Boston’s (+162) choice to start.

The insights in the following article are based off odds valid as of August 3, 2022 at 1:31 PM ET.

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Astros vs Red Sox Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Astros Probable Starter José Urquidy

• Urquidy (9-4 with a 3.86 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 107 1/3 innings pitched) aims for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Astros, his 20th of the season.
• The righty’s most recent time out was on Friday against the Seattle Mariners, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
• In 19 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.86 ERA and 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .251 to opposing batters.
• Urquidy is looking to secure his ninth quality start in a row in this game.
• The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .254 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 917 total hits and 11th in MLB action with 473 runs scored. It has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.409) and ranks 18th in home runs (102) in all of MLB.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old ranks 43rd in ERA (3.86), 40th in WHIP (1.211), and 57th in K/9 (6.7).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 3, 2022 at 1:31 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Red Sox Stats vs Urquidy

Red Sox Probable Starter Rich Hill

• The Red Sox will send Hill (4-4) to the mound for his 16th start this season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Friday, July 1, when he threw 4 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs, giving up three earned runs.
• The 42-year-old has pitched in 15 games this season with an ERA of 4.33 and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .254.
• He has earned a quality start three times in 15 starts this season.
• The Astros rank 18th in MLB with a .240 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks fifth in the league (.422) and 146 home runs.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 3, 2022 at 1:31 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Astros Stats vs Hill

Astros Betting Trends

• The Astros have put together a 60-29 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 67.4% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -195 or shorter, Houston has a 16-12 record (winning 57.1% of its games).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Astros have an implied win probability of 66.1%.
• Houston has played in 105 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 38 times (38-64-3).
• The Astros have a 53-52-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50.5% of the time).

Red Sox Betting Trends

• The Red Sox have entered the game as underdogs 52 times this season and won 22, or 42.3%, of those games.
• Boston has a record of 1-3 in games where sportsbooks have them as underogs of at least +162 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 38.2% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
• Boston’s games have gone over the total in 47 of their 105 chances.
• The Red Sox are 56-49-0 ATS in their 105 games with a spread this season.

Astros Players to Watch

• Alvarez has accumulated an on-base percentage of .414 and has 94 hits, both team-high numbers for the Astros, while batting .308 with 15 doubles, two triples, 30 home runs and 55 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB, Alvarez ranks 10th in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
• Kyle Tucker is batting .238 with 15 doubles, 19 home runs and 47 walks.
• Tucker currently ranks 113th in batting average, 80th in on base percentage, and 58th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .243 with 25 doubles, 13 home runs and 56 walks.
• Jose Altuve is batting .272 with 20 doubles, 19 home runs and 39 walks.

Astros Batting Stats (2022)

Red Sox Players to Watch

• Devers leads Boston with 115 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .612.
• Among all qualified batters, Devers ranks fourth in batting average, his on-base percentage is 14th, and he is third in slugging percentage.
• Xander Bogaerts has a slash line of .312/.388/.454 this season and a team-best OPS of .842.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Bogaerts’ batting average places him sixth, his on-base percentage is eighth, and he is 51st in slugging.
• Alex Verdugo has collected 102 base hits, an OBP of .305 and a slugging percentage of .371 this season.
• J.D. Martinez has been key for Boston with 99 hits, an OBP of .351 plus a slugging percentage of .455.

Red Sox Batting Stats (2022)

Astros vs Red Sox Player Props

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