Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros 8/24/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros
MLB: 2:10 PM EST
Aug. 24, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : HOU -122 ; O/U 9.5
The Boston Red Sox will continue a road trip Thursday with game 4 of 4 in Houston against the Astros. Boston is 6 games above .500 on a 2 game skid after a 4 run loss in game 2 of this series. Brayan Bello will make his 22nd start of the year on Thursday for Boston. Bello is 9-7 on the year after giving up 51 runs across 119.1 innings of work this year. On the road Bello has posted a 5-2 record and a 4.05 ERA.
Offensively the Red Sox have been solid all year carrying a .262 batting average to score 614 runs on 1130 hits. Masataka Yoshida is the top bat in the Red Sox line up with a .295 batting average to go along with a .349 OBP. Rafael Devers leads 29 homeruns and 85 RBIs.
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The Astros come into Thursday running hot a half game back in the AL West riding their 2 game win streak. JP France will take the mound for the 19th time this year. France is 9-4 on the year with a 2.75 ERA after allowing 38 runs on 100 hits in 108 innings of work. Bello is 4-2 with a 3.51 ERA at home this year across 9 starts.
The Houston offense shined Tuesday night against Boston with eight hits and 33 at bats. The Astros also accumulated two hits with runners in scoring position leading to seven runs. Jon Singleton and Kyle Tucker led the way for the Houston offense combining for three hits in eight at bats as each player drove in two runs.
Recent Betting Trends:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games.
Boston are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games against Boston.
Free Betting Pick: Houston Astros -122
The Houston Astros are on quite the tear as of late in hot pursuit of the AL West top spot. Houston will continue to roll on Thursday resulting in another home win. Take the Astros to continue to roll past the Red Sox. The Astros will get another home win Thursday to inch closer to 1st place. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 6-2.