The Athletics and Boston Red Sox meet Friday in MLB action at Fenway Park. Here’s a Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include a Red Sox vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 45-70 on the year and play the Rays and Rangers next. The Athletics are batting .244 on the season, have a .319 OBP, and have a .399 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.41 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 99 hits and 51 RBI, while Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 181 hits and 121 RBI.
Jack Perkins gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 2-7 with a 6.72 ERA and 89 strikeouts this season. This will be Perkins’ second career game against the Boston Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 63-51 on the year and play the Blue Jays and Pirates next. The Boston Red Sox are batting .247 on the season, have a .319 OBP, and have a .402 slugging percentage. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff has a 3.50 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Ceddanne Rafaela leads the Boston Red Sox with 123 hits and 59 RBI, while Wilyer Abreu and Willson Contreras have combined for 213 hits and 129 RBI.
Payton Tolle gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 6-6 with a 3.30 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season. Tolle is 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last eight games.
- The Red Sox have won each of their last eight games.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in each of their last 11 Friday games.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine road games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Red Sox have won the first inning in four of their last five games.
- The Red Sox have led after 5 innings in each of their last eight Friday home games.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in each of their last 10 Friday games.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Red Sox have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have won five of their last seven games as road underdogs against AL East opponents following a road loss.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the Athletics’ last six games.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four home games against the Athletics following a home win.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in each of their last five games against the Red Sox.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games against the Red Sox.
Total Runs Facts
- Eleven of the last 12 games between the Athletics and Red Sox have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Ten of the Athletics’ last 11 games as underdogs against the Red Sox have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in eight of Jack Perkins’ last nine appearances as a starter.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in eight of the Red Sox’s last nine night games at Fenway Park.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Wilyer Abreu has hit at least one home run in three of the Red Sox’s last four games.
- Payton Tolle has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances.
- Payton Tolle has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances against AL opponents.
- Andruw Monasterio has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 home appearances.
- Willson Contreras ranks 4th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.395) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Jonah Heim has hit a home run in three of the Athletics’ last five games against AL East opponents.
- Max Muncy has recorded at least one hit in each of his 10 previous road appearances against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Red Sox rank 1st in the league for runs allowed this season (427).
- The Red Sox rank 3rd in the league for ERA this season (3.50).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (181).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.41).
Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction
We have two teams heading in different directions as the A’s can’t buy a victory and the Red Sox can’t lose. It doesn’t help that Perkins has a 6.72 ERA and 1.40 WHIP through 73.2 innings. Tolle has been much sharper with a 3.30 ERA and 1.15 WHIP through 101 innings. You should blindly be betting the Red Sox until they cool off. You should also be fading the Athletics as they look like a team ready for the season to end. Of course, in this spot I’ll lay the RL to shave down the price.