Red Sox vs. Guardians Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Tuesday, April 16, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (9-8) are favored on the moneyline (-121) in Tuesday’s contest against the Cleveland Guardians (11-5). First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on NESN. The Guardians, with +165 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).

Boston’s Garrett Whitlock gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee.

Red Sox vs. Guardians Odds

  • Red Sox odds to win: -121
  • Guardians odds to win: +101
  • Spread: Guardians -1.5
  • Total: 8 runs
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    Game Time and Information

  • Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024
  • Time: 7:10 PM ET
  • TV: NESN
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    Who Will Win Red Sox vs. Guardians?

    Red Sox and Guardians Betting Trends

    The Red Sox are 6-3 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 66.7% of those games).

    When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter, Boston has a 4-1 record (winning 80% of its games).

    The Guardians have been underdogs in seven games this season and won six (85.7%) of those contests.

    Cleveland has a record of 5-1 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +101 on the moneyline.

    The Red Sox have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 17 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in seven of those games (7-9-1).

    So far this season, the Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in nine of their 16 games with a total.

    Red Sox Stats & Insights

    The Red Sox rank 18th in runs scored with 72, 4.2 per game.

    Boston averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB action with 20 total home runs.

    The Red Sox are 24th in the majors with a .226 batting average.

    Boston’s batters strike out 10.1 times per game, the 27th-most in baseball.

    The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 9.8 K/9, the second-best in MLB.

    Boston’s 2.69 team ERA ranks first among all MLB pitching staffs.

    Guardians Stats & Insights

    The Guardians have scored the 10th-most runs in the league this season with 87.

    Cleveland has hit 17 homers this season, which ranks 12th in the majors.

    The Guardians have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.

    Cleveland is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fifth with an average of eight strikeouts per game.

    The Guardians average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the majors.

    Cleveland has pitched to a 3.00 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.

    Red Sox Key Players to Watch

    The Red Sox are sending Whitlock (1-0) out to make his fourth start of the season. He is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA and 16 strikeouts through 14 1/3 innings pitched.

    Tyler O’Neill leads Boston in batting average (.313), home runs (seven) and runs batted in (eight) this season.

    Triston Casas is a key run producer for Boston with a .242 average, four homers and eight RBI.

    Jarren Duran has collected 21 base hits, an OBP of .359 and a slugging percentage of .386 this season.

    Masataka Yoshida leads Boston in runs batted in with eight while batting .237.

    Guardians Key Players to Watch

    The Guardians will hand the ball to Bibee (1-0) for his fourth start of the season.

    Josh Naylor has a team-high four homers.

    Jose Ramirez has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 13 runs batted in.

    Steven Kwan has a team-high batting average of .356.

    Andres Gimenez has five doubles, a triple and three walks while batting .274.

    Red Sox and Guardians Injuries

    Red Sox: Romy Gonzalez: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Rob Refsnyder: 10 Day IL (Toe), Vaughn Grissom: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Trevor Story: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Nick Pivetta: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Isaiah Campbell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler O’Neill: day-to-day (Head)

    Guardians: Angel Martinez: 10 Day IL (Foot), Sam Hentges: 15 Day IL (Finger), Shane Bieber: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Lively: 15 Day IL (Illness), Gavin Williams: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

    Red Sox vs. Guardians Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Guardians 5, Red Sox 4
  • Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
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