Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends | September 21

At Fenway Park on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox (76-78) face the Minnesota Twins (81-73), with first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET.

The Twins are the road favorite (-143) versus the Red Sox (+121). The scheduled starters are Pablo Lopez (15-8) for the Minnesota Twins, and Kutter Crawford (8-15) for the Boston Red Sox.

Here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s Twins vs. Red Sox action, including viewing options.

Minnesota Twins vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines

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

• Favorite: Twins (-143, bet $143 to win $100)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+121, bet $100 to win $121)
• Over/under: 8

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

• Game Day: Saturday, September 21, 2024
• Game Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Fenway Park
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Twins stats and trends

Twins betting records

• The Twins have won 62, or 59%, of the 105 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Minnesota is 38-22 this season when entering a game favored by -143 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 58.8% chance to win.
• Games involving Minnesota have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 77 of 154 chances this season.
• The Twins are 70-83-0 against the spread in their 153 chances this season.

Pablo Lopez (Twins probable starter)

• Lopez gets the start for the Twins, his 31st of the season. He is 15-8 with a 3.84 ERA and 187 strikeouts through 175 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up eight hits.
• The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.84, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 30 games this season. Opponents are batting .246 against him.
• Lopez is looking to register his eighth quality start in a row in this outing.
• Lopez is looking for his 16th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 innings per appearance on the hill.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 30 appearances this season.
• The opposing Red Sox offense has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.425) and is eighth in MLB play with 189 home runs. It has a collective .252 batting average, and is fifth in MLB with 1342 total hits and 10th in MLB play scoring 717 runs.
• Lopez has pitched six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out eight against the Red Sox this season.
• The 28-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.84), 24th in WHIP (1.150), and 13th in K/9 (9.6) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Twins batting stats

• The Twins rank 12th in Major League Baseball with 178 home runs.
• Fueled by 498 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks ninth in MLB with a .416 slugging percentage this season.
• The Twins’ .248 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
• Minnesota has scored the 10th-most runs in the majors this season with 717.
• The Twins have an OBP of .317 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• Minnesota is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.

Red Sox stats and trends

Red Sox betting records

• The Red Sox have won in 35, or 47.3%, of the 74 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Boston has come away with a win eight times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +121 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 45.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Boston has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 76 of 152 chances this season.
• In 152 games with a line this season, the Red Sox have a mark of 68-84-0 against the spread.

Kutter Crawford (Red Sox probable starter)

• Crawford (8-15) takes the mound first for the Red Sox in his 32nd start of the season. He has a 4.19 ERA in 171 2/3 innings pitched, with 162 strikeouts.
• The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when he threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up six hits.
• The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.19, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 31 games this season. Opposing batters have a .220 batting average against him.
• Crawford is trying to secure his 15th quality start of the year in this game.
• Crawford has pitched five or more innings in a game 25 times this year entering this outing.
• In six of his 31 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
• He will match up with a Twins offense that ranks 11th in the league with 1294 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .416 (ninth in the league) with 178 total home runs (12th in MLB action).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old ranks 46th in ERA (4.19), 15th in WHIP (1.101), and 28th in K/9 (8.5).

Red Sox batting stats

• The Red Sox rank eighth in MLB action with 189 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
• So far this year, Boston is sixth in the majors with a .425 slugging percentage.
• The Red Sox have the sixth-best batting average in the league (.252).
• Boston scores the 10th-most runs in baseball (717 total, 4.7 per game).
• The Red Sox are ninth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .318.