Red Sox vs. Guardians Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups September 1, 2025

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Oddsmakers don’t expect the Cleveland Guardians (68-66), at +132 on the moneyline, to extend their four-game winning streak when they play the Boston Red Sox (75-62), at -158, on Monday at 1:35 p.m. ET. Boston’s Brayan Bello and Cleveland’s Parker Messick pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Red Sox to win vs Guardians -158

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Red Sox vs. Guardians betting lines

  • Favorite: Red Sox (-158)
  • Underdog: Guardians (+132)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have won 49 of the 83 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (59%).
  • Boston has a 16-11 record (winning 59.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -158 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 61.2%.
  • In the 136 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Boston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-66-4).
  • The Red Sox have collected a 70-66-0 record against the spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

  • Jarren Duran has a team-best batting average of .258.
  • In MLB, Duran ranks 140th in home runs and 42nd in RBI.
  • Duran heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
  • Trevor Story has hit 22 home runs with 84 runs batted in while batting .258. Those stats all lead his team.
  • Story ranks 44th in home runs and 16th in RBI among batters in MLB.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela has 29 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 22 walks while hitting .250.
  • Alex Bregman has 24 doubles, 16 home runs and 39 walks while batting .287.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 19th in MLB.
  • Boston has the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.70).
  • Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.289).
  • Red Sox pitchers combine to give up the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (138 total, 1.0 per game).
  • Boston its 10-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out nine Pirates batters while allowing 12 hits.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

  • The Guardians have won 33, or 44.6%, of the 74 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Cleveland has a record of 10-14 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +132 on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 43.1% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
  • Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 58 of its 132 chances.
  • In 132 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 67-65-0 ATS.

Guardians hitting info

  • Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.285), home runs (26) and runs batted in (68) this season.
  • Ramirez ranks 25th in homers and 55th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Steven Kwan has collected 138 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .376 on the year.
  • Kwan currently ranks 180th in home runs and 173rd in RBI in the major leagues.
  • Kwan has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .211 with two walks and three RBIs.
  • Kyle Manzardo is slashing .235/.316/.464 this season for the Guardians.
  • Manzardo has hit safely in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .263 with two home runs, a walk and five RBIs.
  • Angel Martinez has 86 hits and an OBP of .262 to go with a slugging percentage of .365 this season.

Guardians pitching rankings

  • The Guardians average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
  • Cleveland has the 15th-ranked ERA (3.93) in the majors this season.
  • The Guardians rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.310 WHIP this season.
  • With 148 homers allowed, the Guardians rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Cleveland earned a 4-3 win in its most recent game, striking out 12 Mariners batters while allowing five hits.
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