Detroit Tigers (68-68) vs Boston Red Sox (70-64)
Game Info: Sunday, September 1, 2024 at 1:40 pm (Comerica Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Detroit Tigers -101 / Boston Red Sox -116 — Over/Under: 9.5
The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers meet Sunday in MLB action from Comerica Park. Here’s a Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Red Sox vs Tigers pick. We will examine:
The Boston Red Sox recent form and player performance
The Detroit Tigers recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Boston Red Sox
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Detroit Tigers
Recent betting trends in games played between the Red Sox and Tigers
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Red Sox vs Tigers game
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Red Sox played the rival Toronto Blue Jays in their last series. Boston managed a 2-2 tie in those four games. After a 7-5 win over the Tigers on Friday, in game two the Sox took a 2-1 loss. Nick Pivetta gave up both earned runs in 6.0 innings.
Starter for Sunday will be Boston’s Cooper Criswell. So far Criswell is 5-4 with a 4.34 ERA in 21 games (15 starts). In 33 career games (17 starts) Criswell is 6-6 with a 4.85 ERA.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
Over on the Tigers’ side, they played the Los Angeles Angels in their early-week set. Detroit won two of those three games for a series victory. On Saturday the Tigers posted two runs in the second inning and never looked back. Starter Tarik Skubal finished on 8.0 innings and one earned run.
Beau Briske will start for the Tigers Sunday. Briske is 2-3 with a 4.44 ERA and 54 Ks.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Tigers’ last six day games against AL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Four of the Red Sox’s last five day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Red Sox’s last five road games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last three games between the Red Sox and Tigers at Comerica Park.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Zach McKinstry has recorded at least one Single in nine of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents.
- Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one RBI in three of his last four appearances against AL opponents.
- Kerry Carpenter has hit at least one home run in three of his last five appearances at Comerica Park against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Zach McKinstry has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents.
- Zach McKinstry has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents.
- Wenceel Perez has scored at least one run in each of his last four appearances against AL East opponents.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Rafael Devers has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Red Sox’s last three day games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Jarren Duran has hit a home run in three of the Red Sox’s last four road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jarren Duran has recorded at least one Double in each of the Red Sox’s last three road games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Masataka Yoshida has recorded at least one hit in each of the Red Sox’s last seven day games.
- Trevor Story has recorded two or more total bases in eight of his nine previous appearances against the Tigers.
- Triston Casas has scored at least one run in each of his last 10 Sunday day appearances.
- Ceddanne Rafaela has recorded at least one Single in four of the Red Sox’s last five day games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction
I’ll go with Boston. If all goes well, the Red Sox should get a decent opening out of Criswell. He’s posted two earned runs over his last two appearances in 8.0 combined innings on nine hits and four walks.
On Saturday Boston had a pretty miserable night at the plate, logging just four hits and one walk. The lone run came from Tyler O’Neill’s solo homer in the first inning. Still, if the Sox can get the bats going Sunday they should have a good shot at redemption.