The Los Angeles Angels (38-40) host the Boston Red Sox (40-40) on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. First pitch from Angel Stadium is scheduled for 9:38 p.m. ET; the game will be broadcast on FanDuel Sports West and NESN.
The Angels dropped nine runs to take the series opener — can the Red Sox bounce back on Tuesday night with ace Garrett Crochet on the hill?
Continue below for my Red Sox vs Angels prediction, plus probable pitchers, the latest odds and more.
Red Sox vs Angels Prediction
- Red Sox vs Angels pick: Red Sox Moneyline (-160) | Play to -170
My Red Sox vs Angels best bet for Tuesday is the Red Sox moneyline. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Red Sox vs Angels Odds, Spread, Over/Under
| Boston Red Sox Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Over/Under | Moneyline |
-1.5 -102 | 8 -105o / -115u | -172 |
| Los Angeles Angels Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Over/Under | Moneyline |
+1.5 -118 | 8 -105o / -115u | +144 |
Red Sox vs Angels Projected Starting Pitchers
| LHP Garret Crochet (BOS) | Stat | LHP Tyler Anderson (LAA) |
|---|---|---|
| 7-4 | W-L | 2-5 |
| 3.1 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.3 |
| 2.20/ 3.04 | ERA /xERA | 4.56/ 4.52 |
| 2.60/ 2.72 | FIP / xFIP | 5.14/ 5.02 |
| 1.03 | WHIP | 1.40 |
| 23.9% | K-BB% | 9.5% |
| 47.8% | GB% | 30.4% |
| 113 | Stuff+ | 100 |
| 100 | Location+ | 99 |
Red Sox vs Angels Preview, Tuesday Prediction
Red Sox Betting Preview
Boston is a mess at the dish right now, hitting just .216 in the past 14 days with some serious strikeout issues. It's at least posted a .174 Isolated Power, but contact and walks continue to be impossible to find, and it's put the onus on this pitching staff to find a way to win games.
Well, the Red Sox couldn't ask for a better arm to throw on Tuesday than Garrett Crochet. The lefty's been absolutely dominant in 2025, running a stellar 30.8% strikeout rate to sit in the top 10% of all arms, and while he did have a tough, five-run outing this month against the Yankees, he still managed nine punchouts and has maintained a 2.63 ERA in June.
Crochet has run into some power issues, allowing three homers in his past four starts, but other than that he has been hard to find hits against. The only negative we can note about Crochet is his eye toward ground balls — something that generally is a positive, but doesn't work quite the same given the Red Sox continue to carry one of the worst infield defenses in baseball.
Angels Betting Preview
Tyler Anderson's season has taken a quick turn for the worse. After pitching effectively to contact in the air through the first month and change of the season, he's seen his Expected Batting Average balloon to .259 and with all the fly balls, his Expected Slugging now stands at .471.
These are pretty tough numbers to stomach, especially with Anderson sporting a low 18.7% strikeout rate, but he's been able to keep runners off base via the walk better this year and his hard-hit rate still sits at 36.4%.
Pitching at home should help Anderson a bit after he started in a couple of tough stadiums for fly-ball pitchers. He's rolling along with a 2.75 ERA in Anaheim this year through seven starts, aided by a park that ranks just 15th in overall park factor and has seen very few extra-base hits overall.
The Red Sox reside inside the top five in wRC+ to lefties and are 10th in OPS to fly-ball arms, but they've performed just as well against ground-ball arms and don't hold any strong edge at the dish. It's this Angels offense which has outshone Boston, posting a respectable 94 wRC+ in the past two weeks, and while they've struck out in 26.1% of plate appearances, Boston is at an unsightly 27.1%. L.A. has also hit for a respectable .166 ISO and has at least maintained an average 8% walk rate.
Red Sox vs Angels Prediction, Betting Analysis
Both teams have struggled mightily to limit the strikeouts, but while that would promise to be a tough pill for the Angels to swallow, the same can't be said for the Red Sox. They've performed very well against left-handers, and Anderson has struggled to find strikeouts for many years.
With the Red Sox slugging well in the last two weeks and Anderson looking vulnerable there, I think we can safely expect this offense to turn things around on Tuesday — even in an environment where the lefty has pitched well. On the flip side, you couldn't ask for a better matchup for Crochet, who will pitch in a friendlier park than the one he calls home and will deal to a team which has been one of the guiltiest in the league with strikeouts.
This is a steep price, but I can't see any other way to play this game. I'd play the Under if it hit 8.5.
Pick: Red Sox Moneyline (-160)
Moneyline
As mentioned, I like Red Sox moneyline here.
Run Line (Spread)
I will not be betting to cover either side of Run Line.
Over/Under
I'm also staying away from today's totals.
