Red Sox vs Rangers Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 8

Odds updated as of 1:11 p.m.

MLB action on Thursday includes the Boston Red Sox playing the Texas Rangers.

All the info you need to make smart bets on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook can be found below. Check out all of the latest MLB betting lines here.

Red Sox vs Rangers Game Info

• Boston Red Sox (19-19) vs. Texas Rangers (18-19)
• Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
• Time: 1:35 p.m. ET
• Venue: Fenway Park -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: MLB Network, NESN, and RSN

Red Sox vs Rangers Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: BOS: (-154) | TEX: (+130)
• Spread: BOS: -1.5 (+128) | TEX: +1.5 (-154)
• Total: 9 -- Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

Red Sox vs Rangers Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Brayan Bello (Red Sox) - 2-0, 2.55 ERA vs Jack Leiter (Rangers) - 2-1, 4.58 ERA

The Red Sox will give the nod to Brayan Bello (2-0, 2.55 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Rangers will turn to Jack Leiter (2-1, 4.58 ERA). Bello and his team have covered in each of his three starts with a spread this season. Bello's team has won each of the three games he's started as the moneyline favorite. The Rangers are 3-1-0 against the spread when Leiter starts. The Rangers have a 2-2 record in Leiter's four starts this season when they were the moneyline underdog.

Red Sox vs Rangers Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Red Sox win (67.4%)

Red Sox vs Rangers Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Red Sox-Rangers, Boston is the favorite at -154, and Texas is +130 playing on the road.

Red Sox vs Rangers Spread

• The Rangers are at +1.5 on the runline against the Red Sox. The Rangers are -154 to cover the spread, and the Red Sox are +128.

Red Sox vs Rangers Over/Under

• Red Sox versus Rangers, on May 8, has an over/under of 9, with the over being -115 and the under -105.

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Red Sox vs Rangers Betting Trends

• The Red Sox have come away with 16 wins in the 30 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Boston has a record of 4-6 when favored by -154 or more this year.
• The Red Sox's games have gone over the total in 18 of their 38 opportunities.
• The Red Sox are 19-19-0 against the spread in their 38 games that had a posted line this season.
• The Rangers have a 7-13 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35% of those games).
• Texas has played as a moneyline underdog of +130 or longer in only two games this season, which it split 1-1.
• In the 37 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Rangers, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 12 times (12-25-0).
• The Rangers have put together a 21-16-0 record ATS this season (covering 56.8% of the time).

Red Sox Player Leaders

• Alexander Bregman has 48 hits and an OBP of .401 to go with a slugging percentage of .612. All three of those stats are tops among Boston hitters this season. He has a .327 batting average, as well.
• Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, he is seventh in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.
• Bregman hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Wilyer Abreu has seven doubles, nine home runs and 21 walks. He's batting .294 and slugging .580 with an on-base percentage of .400.
• Among qualifying hitters, his batting average places him 26th, his on-base percentage 10th, and his slugging percentage eighth.
• Abreu has picked up a hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with a double, three home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Jarren Duran has 43 hits this season and has a slash line of .264/.313/.405.
• Rafael Devers is batting .246 with a .370 OBP and 23 RBI for Boston this season.

Rangers Player Leaders

• Wyatt Langford has accumulated an on-base percentage of .357 and has 28 hits, both team-high numbers for the Rangers. He's batting .280 and slugging .510.
• Including all the qualified hitters in MLB, he ranks 43rd in batting average, 47th in on-base percentage and 24th in slugging percentage.
• Josh Smith's .485 slugging percentage leads his team. He has a batting average of .333 with an on-base percentage of .405.
• Adolis Garcia is batting .238 with seven doubles, five home runs and seven walks.
• Jonah Heim is hitting .289 with two doubles, four home runs and eight walks.

Red Sox vs Rangers Head to Head

• 5/7/2025: 6-4 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)
• 5/6/2025: 6-1 TEX (Favorite: Rangers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
• 3/30/2025: 3-2 TEX (Favorite: Rangers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)
• 3/29/2025: 4-3 TEX (Favorite: Rangers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
• 3/28/2025: 4-1 TEX (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)
• 3/27/2025: 5-2 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -124, Underdog Moneyline: +106)
• 8/14/2024: 9-7 TEX (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -138, Underdog Moneyline: +118)
• 8/13/2024: 9-4 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)
• 8/12/2024: 5-4 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
• 8/4/2024: 7-2 BOS (Favorite: Rangers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)

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