Red Sox Vs Royals: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 4, 2022

J.D. Martinez will look for his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when the Boston Red Sox (53-53) square off against the Kansas City Royals (41-64) on Thursday at 8:10 PM ET. Boston (-147 to win) has Nick Pivetta set to start, while Kansas City (+126) will counter with Kris Bubic.

The betting facts in what follows reference odds valid as of August 4, 2022 at 7:29 PM ET.

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Red Sox vs Royals Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

Red Sox Probable Starter Nick Pivetta

• Pivetta (8-7 with a 4.47 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Red Sox, his 21st of the season.
• The righty last appeared on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up nine hits.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.47, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 21 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .248 batting average against him.
• Pivetta has 10 quality starts under his belt this year.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.376) and ranks 27th in MLB play with 85 home runs. It has a collective .244 batting average, and is 15th in MLB with 863 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 399 runs.
• This season, the 29-year-old ranks 54th in ERA (4.47), 51st in WHIP (1.323), and 27th in K/9 (8.6) among qualifying pitchers.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 4, 2022 at 7:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Royals Stats vs Pivetta

Royals Probable Starter Kris Bubic

• The Royals will hand the ball to Bubic (2-6) for his 17th start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed four hits in 6 2/3 innings pitched against the New York Yankees on Friday.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 5.57, a 1.564 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.601 in 17 games this season.
• If he completes six or more innings with three or fewer earned runs allowed, he’ll earn his fourth quality start in a row.
• The Red Sox rank 12th in MLB with 474 runs scored this season. They have a .253 batting average this campaign with 103 home runs (18th in the league).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 4, 2022 at 7:29 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Red Sox Stats vs Bubic

Red Sox Betting Trends

• The Red Sox have compiled a 31-22 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 58.5% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -147 or shorter, Boston has an 11-10 record (winning 52.4% of its games).
• The Red Sox have a 59.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Boston has combined with opponents to go over the total 47 times this season for a 47-54-5 record against the over/under.
• The Red Sox have gone 56-50-0 ATS this season.

Royals Betting Trends

• The Royals have won 30, or 36.1%, of the 83 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Kansas City has won 15 of its 46 games, or 32.6%, when they’re the underdog by at least +126 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have a 44.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 105 games with a total this season.
• The Royals are 48-57-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox Players to Watch

• Rafael Devers paces the Red Sox with 115 hits, while batting .322 with 30 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 26 walks.
• Among qualifying hitters, Devers ranks fourth in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 15th and he is fourth in slugging.
• Xander Bogaerts’ .387 OBP and .460 slugging percentage both pace his team, and he has 28 doubles, nine home runs and 41 walks while hitting .312.
• Among the qualified hitters, Bogaerts ranks sixth in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage, and 42nd in slugging.
• Alex Verdugo has 22 doubles, six home runs and 22 walks while batting .264.
• Martinez has 32 doubles, nine home runs and 32 walks while hitting .285.

Red Sox Batting Stats (2022)

Royals Players to Watch

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with 93 hits and a team-best slugging percentage of .453.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Witt ranks 82nd in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 128th, and he is 52nd in slugging percentage.
• Hunter Dozier leads Kansas City in OBP (.316) this season, fueled by 82 hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Dozier’s batting average puts him 75th, his on-base percentage is 100th, and he is 66th in slugging.
• Nicky Lopez has 77 hits this season and has a slash line of .248/.303/.296.
• Salvador Perez has 14 home runs, 43 RBI and a batting average of .211 this season.

Royals Batting Stats (2022)

Red Sox vs Royals Player Props

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