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On Wednesday in MLB, the Boston Red Sox are playing the Oakland Athletics.

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Red Sox vs Athletics Game Info

• Boston Red Sox (4-2) vs. Oakland Athletics (1-5)
• Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024
• Time: 3:37 PM ET
• Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum -- Oakland, California
• Coverage: NBCS-CA

Red Sox vs Athletics Odds & Moneyline

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• Moneyline: BOS: (-168) | OAK: (+142)
• Spread: BOS: -1.5 (-100) | OAK: +1.5 (-120)
• Total: 8 -- Over: (-100) | Under: (-122)

Red Sox vs Athletics Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Nick Pivetta (Red Sox) - 0-1, 1.50 ERA vs Ross Stripling (Athletics) - 0-1, 7.20 ERA

The Red Sox will call on Nick Pivetta (0-1) versus the Athletics and Ross Stripling (0-1). Pivetta helped his team cover the spread in his only opportunity this season as a starter. This will be Pivetta's first start this season with his team as the moneyline favorite. Stripling has started only one game with a set spread, which the Athletics failed to cover. The Athletics were the underdog on the moneyline for one Stripling start this season -- they lost.

Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Red Sox win (58.8%)

Red Sox vs Athletics Moneyline

• The moneyline numbers for Red Sox vs. Athletics reveal Boston as the favorite (-168) and Oakland as the underdog (+142) despite being the home team.

Red Sox vs Athletics Spread

• The Red Sox are at the Athletics and are favored by 1.5 runs on the spread. The Red Sox are -100 to cover the runline, with the Athletics being -120.

Red Sox vs Athletics Over/Under

• The over/under for Red Sox-Athletics on April 3 is 8. The over is -100, and the under is -122.

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Red Sox vs Athletics Betting Trends

• The Red Sox have won in each of the two contests they have played as odds-on favorites this season.
• These are the best odds of a victory sportsbooks have given Boston this season, with a -168 moneyline set for this game.
• The Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in three of their six games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Red Sox have an against the spread mark of 5-1-0 in six games with a line this season.
• The Athletics have won 16.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (1-5).
• Oakland has not played a game this season with moneyline odds of +142 or longer.
• In the six games oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Athletics, they have combined with opponents to go over the total five times (5-1-0).
• The Athletics have a 2-4-0 record against the spread this season (covering only 33.3% of the time).

Red Sox Player Leaders

• Tyler O'Neill leads Boston with six hits and an OBP of .478 this season. He has a .333 batting average and a slugging percentage of .667.
• Among qualifying hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks 37th, his on-base percentage ranks 11th, and he is 24th in slugging.
• O'Neill hopes to build on a three-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a home run, four walks and an RBI.
• Jarren Duran leads Boston in slugging percentage (.292). He's batting .292 with an on-base percentage of .393.
• Among qualified hitters, his batting average ranks him 66th, his on-base percentage 50th, and his slugging percentage 139th.
• Duran has picked up a hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two walks and two RBI.
• Masataka Yoshida is batting .250 with a .350 slugging percentage and two RBI this year.
• Rafael Devers has been key for Boston with four hits, an OBP of .286 plus a slugging percentage of .421.

Athletics Player Leaders

• JJ Bleday has accumulated a .400 on-base percentage and a .652 slugging percentage, both team-best numbers for the Athletics. He's batting .348.
• He is 35th in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters in the big leagues.
• Bleday hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .316 with a double, a triple, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
• J.D. Davis paces his team with six hits and a .400 on-base percentage. He has a batting average of .333 while slugging .722.
• He is currently 37th in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 16th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
• Shea Langeliers is batting .235 with a home run.
• Nick Allen has two doubles while batting .250.

Red Sox vs Athletics Head to Head

• 4/2/2024: 5-4 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
• 4/1/2024: 9-0 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -154, Underdog Moneyline: +130)
• 6/14/2022: 6-1 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -240, Underdog Moneyline: +198)
• 6/5/2022: 5-2 BOS (Favorite: Athletics, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)
• 6/4/2022: 8-0 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -146, Underdog Moneyline: +124)
• 6/3/2022: 7-2 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7, Favorite Moneyline: -168, Underdog Moneyline: +142)
• 7/19/2023: 6-5 OAK (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -230, Underdog Moneyline: +190)
• 7/18/2023: 3-0 OAK (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -180, Underdog Moneyline: +152)
• 7/17/2023: 7-0 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -158, Underdog Moneyline: +134)
• 7/9/2023: 4-3 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)

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