Red Sox vs. Pirates Odds & Betting Predictions - April 21, 2024

Red Sox at Pirates

5:35 pm • NESN

Boston Red Sox

1-2

6 - 1

Pittsburgh Pirates

0-0

pitcher		team	era	w-l
M.Perez			5.21	2-5
J.Winckowski			4.14	4-2

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Red Sox 1-2	+1.5	+1.5-157	o8-101	+130
Pirates 0-0	u8.5	-1.5+131	u8-118	-155

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April 21, 2024

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C.Joe o1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs-120

M.Perez o4.5 Ks+110

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Featured Insight
Red Sox hitters have an OPS of .766 over the last week -- fifth best in MLB. Pirates RPs have allowed an OPS of .849 (88 PAs) over the last week -- second worst in MLB.

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Featured Insight
Pirates RPs have a strikeout rate of 30% vs right-handed batters this season -- highest in MLB. Red Sox right-handed hitters have struck out 33% against LHP this season -- highest in MLB.

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The Red Sox are just 19-25 (.432) vs the bottom 10 runs allowed teams since the 2023 season -- 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .573.

Oneil Cruz has struck out in 40% of PA's this season -- fourth highest in MLB-- first Percentile. Brennan Bernardino has a strikeout rate of 39% this season -- tied for 14th highest among qualified RPs-- 94th Percentile.

Opponents are hitting just .130 against Josh Winckowski vs right-handed batters this season -- tied for eighth best among qualified RPs-- 93rd Percentile. Right handed batters hit .287 (56-for-195) against him last season -- 10th worst among qualified RPs-- 10th Percentile.

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MLB Public Betting

Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Pirates are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
Pirates are 42-39 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 1 of Pirates' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 33 of Pirates' 81 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	90-72	48-33	42-39	19-26	69-45
Red Sox	87-75	43-38	44-37	53-50	34-23

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Pirates	61-92-9	33-43-5	28-49-4	17-26-2	42-65-7
Red Sox	76-82-4	33-45-3	43-37-1	50-50-3	26-30-1

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	71-91	44-37	27-54	22-23	48-66
Red Sox	89-73	48-33	41-40	61-42	28-29

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 20th	BOS	L 2-4	+1.5 L	U 7.5	BOS -120
Apr 19th	BOS	L 1-8	+1.5 L	O 8.5	BOS -115
Apr 17th	@NYM	L 1-9	+1.5 L	O 7.5	NYM +135
Apr 16th	@NYM	L 1-3	-1.5 L	U 7.5	NYM -107
Apr 15th	@NYM	L 3-6	+1.5 L	O 8.5	NYM +105

Tanner Houck
SP
Houck is out with arm
Out
Patrick Sandoval
SP
Sandoval is out with elbow
Out
Kutter Crawford
SP
Crawford is out with knee
Out
Jovani Moran
RP
Moran is out with arm
Out

Johan Oviedo
SP
Oviedo is questionable with elbow
Questionable
Endy Rodriguez
1B
Rodriguez is out with elbow
Out
Jared Jones
SP
Jones is out with elbow
Out

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RJ.Winckowski, P	46	3.1	1	1
LC.Booser, P	17	1	1	0
RG.Weissert, P	7	0.2	1	0
RJ.Slaten, P	34	2	2	0
RC.Anderson, P	21	2	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1C.Rafaela, SS	1-4	1	0
2J.Duran, CF	1-3	2	0
3R.Refsnyder, RF	1-3	1	1
4W.Abreu, LF	3-5	1	2
5C.Wong, C	0-4	1	0
6B.Dalbec, 3B	0-4	0	0
7P.Reyes, 1B	1-4	0	0
8T.Heineman, DH	0-1	0	0
8R.McGuire, PH	1-3	0	2
8R.McGuire, DH	1-3	0	2
9E.Valdez, 2B	0-4	0	0

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
LM.Perez, P	91	4	7	4
RR.Ryan, P	43	2	2	0
LJ.Fleming, P	13	1	1	0
LA.Chapman, P	23	1	3	0
RD.Bednar, P	10	1	1	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	RBI
1C.Joe, RF	1-4	1	0
2B.Reynolds, LF	0-4	0	0
3K.Hayes, 3B	2-3	0	1
4J.Suwinski, CF	2-4	0	0
5A.McCutchen, DH	0-4	0	0
6R.Tellez, 1B	1-4	0	0
7J.Bart, C	0-3	0	0
8O.Cruz, SS	0-2	0	0
9J.Triolo, 2B	1-3	0	0