Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 22 (6/22): MLB

Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, Pick and Preview, June 22 (6/22): MLB

Credit: photo by  Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports

 

Odds

Time 7:10 p.m. EST
Red Sox money line -160
Red Sox run line -1.5 (+135)
Tigers money line +134
Tigers run line +1.5 (-160)
Over / under 8.5

 

Key stats

  Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers
Record 38-31 26-42
Home / road record 19-16 9-20
Last 10 record 8-2 2-8
Streak W4 L2
Over / under record 27-35-7 23-42-3
Runs / game 4.71 2.82
Runs allowed / game 4.03 4.29

 

Preview

The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox will play the 3rd game of the series at the Fenway Park on Wednesday. The Red Sox beat the Tigers again 5-4 on Tuesday to take the lead 2-0 on the series and are now 4-1 against the Tigers this season.

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox get to this game with a 38-31 record and have won 4 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.7 runs and allowing 4 runs per game. Rafael Devers is leading the team with 16 home runs and 43 RBI while JD Martinez is batting for .335 AVG. 

Nick Pivetta leads the team with 7 wins recorded with a 3.31 ERA and 82 strikeouts.

Probable Pitcher: 

Michael Wacha (5-1, 2.28 ERA) will take the mound in the 3rd game of the series for the Red Sox. Wacha earned the win over the Cardinals on Friday, allowing one run on six hits and a walk over 5.1 innings. He struck out five batters. He has an ERA of 1.93 and 10 strikeouts in 2 appearances versus the Tigers in his career.

Detroit Tigers

The Tigers get here with a 27-41 record and have lost 8 of their last 10 games. The team is averaging only 2.8 runs per game and allowing 4.2 runs. Miguel Cabrera leads the team batting for .289 AVG, 3 home runs and 22 RBI.

Tarik Skubal leads the pitching staff with a 3.13 ERA, 79 strikeouts and 5 wins recorded.

Probable Pitcher:

Tarik Skubal (1-5, 3.79 ERA) will be on the mound for the Tigers in the 2nd game of the series. Skubal suffered a five-inning loss to the Rangers on Friday, allowing five runs on eight hits while striking out four and walking two. He has not allowed any runs on 5 hits with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts in 5 innings against the Red Sox in his career. He has been credited with the win.

BETTING TRENDS

The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.

Detroit are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games against Detroit.

Boston are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home.

Prediction

The Tigers continue to lose games as they're 2-8 in their last 10 games and 1-4 against the Red Sox this season. Skubal will take the mound and although he has struggled lately he dominated the Red Sox last season. Michael Wacha will start for the Red Sox and he has also dominated the Tigers in his career. This should be a great pitching duel so expect a low scoring game. Take the under.

PICK: Under 8.5 (-110)

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