Red Sox vs. Rangers Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 8

Jack Leiter gets the nod on the mound for the Texas Rangers aiming to slow down Alexander Bregman and the Boston Red Sox on Thursday at 1:35 p.m. ET. The Rangers are +129 moneyline underdogs in this matchup against the favored Red Sox (-154). Boston is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total is 9 runs for the contest.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Red Sox-Rangers game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Red Sox vs. Rangers Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 1:35 p.m. ET
• Where: Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
• How to watch on TV: MLB Network, NESN, and RSN

Red Sox vs. Rangers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Red Sox 4, Rangers 3
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Red Sox 53%, Rangers 47%

Red Sox vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• This season, the Red Sox have been favored 29 times and won 16, or 55.2%, of those games.
• Boston has entered 10 games this season favored by -154 or more and is 4-6 in those contests.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 60.6% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
• The Rangers have been victorious in seven, or 35%, of the 20 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Texas has come away with a win one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +129 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 43.7% chance of walking away with the win.

Red Sox Recent Betting Performance

• The Red Sox have a 5-3 record over the eight games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Red Sox combined with their opponents to go over the run total six times.
• The Red Sox are 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Red Sox Recent Stats

Red Sox Player Insights

• Bregman's nine round-trippers and 30 RBI both lead the Red Sox, in addition to his team-high .327 average.
• Bregman's home runs put him 10th in the majors, and he ranks seventh in RBI.
• Bregman brings a hitting streak of two games into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and four RBIs.
• Wilyer Abreu's nine home runs are a team-high mark.
• Abreu is 10th in home runs and 16th in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
• Abreu has three straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double, three home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Jarren Duran is batting .264 with nine doubles, four triples, two home runs and 10 walks.
• Rafael Devers has 11 doubles, five home runs and 28 walks while hitting .246.

Red Sox Team Props

Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• The Rangers have played as underdogs in four of their past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
• The Rangers and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Rangers have won six of their last 10 games against the spread.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Wyatt Langford has a team-best batting average of .280, and paces the Rangers in long balls with six.
• In all of MLB, Langford ranks 47th in home runs and 130th in RBI.
• Josh Smith has four doubles, a triple, three home runs and 12 walks while hitting .333.
• Smith is currently 139th in homers and 220th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Adolis Garcia paces the Rangers with 20 runs batted in.
• Jonah Heim is hitting .289 with two doubles, four home runs and eight walks.

Rangers Team Props

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