Predictions for Rangers vs. Red Sox: Score Projection, Over/Under Pick & Odds – Aug. 4

By Lineups Staff | Aug 23, 2024, 8:38am

Sunday’s contest that pits the Texas Rangers (53-58) versus the Boston Red Sox (58-51) at Globe Life Field has a good chance to be a close matchup based on our computer prediction, which projects a final score of 5-4 in favor of the Rangers. Game time is at 2:35 PM ET on August 4.

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Rangers vs. Red Sox Matchup Info

When: Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM ET
Where: Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas
How to Watch on TV: NESN
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Rangers vs. Red Sox Predictions

Score Prediction: Rangers 5, Red Sox 4
Total Prediction: Under 8 runs

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Rangers vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

Rangers vs Red Sox Betting Information
Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds
Rangers	-125	+105	8	-105	-115

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Rangers Betting Insights

Texas has come away with 35 wins in the 65 contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
This season, the Rangers have been victorious 29 times in 47 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 or better on the moneyline.
Texas and its opponents have gone over in 48 of 111 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Rangers played as the moneyline favorite in 12 of their past 15 games, and they finished 7-5 in those matchups.
In its past 15 matchups — all had a set run total — Texas and its opponents combined to hit the over on the total 11 times.

Red Sox Betting Insights

Boston is 25-26 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 49% of those games).
The Red Sox have gone 14-16 when they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer (46.7%).
Boston has played in 109 games with a set over/under, and it has combined with its opponents to go over the total 56 times (56-47-6).
The Red Sox have played as underdogs in nine of their past 15 games and won three of those contests.
In its past 15 games with a total, Boston and its opponents have combined to hit the over 11 times.

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Rangers vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers

Rangers’ Starting Pitcher: Nathan Eovaldi

The 34-year-old has pitched to a 3.38 ERA this season with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.1 walks per nine across 19 games.
Nathan Eovaldi’s team has won 76.9% of his starts when they are favored on the moneyline (10-3).
Eovaldi’s team is 12-7 when he starts this season.
Games Eovaldi has started this season hit the over eight times in 19 chances.

Red Sox’s Starting Pitcher: Nick Pivetta

The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.47, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opposing batters have a .241 batting average against him.
The Red Sox have a 2-3 record in Pivetta’s five starts this season when they were the underdog on the moneyline.
Pivetta’s team has won nine of his 17 starts.
Nick Pivetta has had 17 starts that bookmakers set a total for this season, and seven of those outings finished over the total.

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Rangers’ 2024 Performance

Split	Record
Overall	53-58
Home	30-24
Road	23-34
One-Run Games	16-12
Scoring 5+ Runs	32-9

Red Sox’s 2024 Performance

Split	Record
Overall	58-51
Home	27-28
Road	31-23
One-Run Games	13-7
Scoring 5+ Runs	46-10

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