Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics odds, tips and betting trends | July 10

The Boston Red Sox (50-40) and Oakland Athletics (34-59) will meet on Wednesday at Fenway Park, starting at 7:10 PM ET.

The Red Sox are a home favorite (-186) against the Athletics (+155). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Boston Red Sox looking to Nick Pivetta (4-5), and JP Sears (5-7) getting the nod for the Oakland Athletics.

Get ready for the Red Sox vs. Athletics with what you need to know about Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Red Sox (-186, bet $186 to win $100)
• Underdog: Athletics (+155, bet $100 to win $155)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. Athletics: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Wednesday, July 10, 2024
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Stadium: Fenway Park
• TV Channel: NESN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Red Sox stats and trends

Red Sox betting records

• The Red Sox have been favorites in 45 games this season and won 26 (57.8%) of those contests.
• Boston has entered four games this season favored by -186 or more and is 2-2 in those contests.
• The Red Sox have a 65% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Boston’s games have gone over the total in 45 of its 90 chances.
• The Red Sox are 42-48-0 against the spread this season.

Nick Pivetta (Red Sox probable starter)

• Pivetta makes the start for the Red Sox, his 14th of the season. He is 4-5 with a 4.06 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 68 2/3 innings pitched.
• His last appearance was on Thursday against the Miami Marlins, when the right-hander threw seven scoreless innings while giving up only one hit.
• In 13 games this season, the 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.06, with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .232 against him.
• Pivetta has registered five quality starts this season.
• Pivetta is looking to collect his ninth start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 13 outings this season.
• The opposing Athletics offense has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.381) and ranks fifth in MLB play with 111 home runs. It has a collective .225 batting average, and is 27th in MLB with 695 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 356 runs.
• Head-to-head against the Athletics this season, Pivetta has pitched five innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out three.

Red Sox batting stats

• The Red Sox have hit 105 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.
• Hitters for Boston rank fifth in the majors with a combined .422 team slugging percentage.
• The Red Sox have a team batting average of .253 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
• Boston has scored 426 runs (4.7 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .322.
• Boston is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 27th with an average of 9.6 strikeouts per game.

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

• The Athletics have come away with 26 wins in the 83 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Oakland has won 10 of 30 games when listed as at least +155 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 39.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 41 of 93 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 47-46-0 against the spread in their 93 games that had a posted line this season.

JP Sears (Athletics probable starter)

• Sears gets the start for the Athletics, his 19th of the season. He is 5-7 with a 4.74 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 95 2/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out came on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the lefty went five scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
• The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.74, with 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season. Opposing batters have a .253 batting average against him.
• Sears is trying to pick up his seventh quality start of the season in this game.
• Sears will look to build on a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 18 appearances this season.
• The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is ninth in the league with 784 total hits and 12th in MLB action with 426 runs scored. They have the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.422) and are ninth in all of MLB with 105 home runs.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 28-year-old ranks 62nd in ERA (4.74), 53rd in WHIP (1.274), and 62nd in K/9 (6.4).

Athletics batting stats

• The Athletics are fifth in MLB play with 111 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
• So far this season, Oakland’s .381 slugging percentage ranks 20th in baseball.
• The Athletics have the third-worst batting average in the league (.225).
• Oakland is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.8 runs per game (356 total).
• The Athletics’ .297 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in the majors.