Red Sox vs. Giants Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 2

Updated May. 2, 2024 1:00 p.m. ET

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Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox will try to get to Kyle Harrison when he starts for the San Francisco Giants on Thursday at 1:35 PM ET. Oddsmakers list the Red Sox as -120 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Giants +101 moneyline odds. San Francisco is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 9.5 runs for this game (with -106 odds on the over and -114 odds on the under).

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Red Sox-Giants game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Red Sox vs. Giants Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 1:35 PM ET
• Where: Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-BA

Red Sox vs. Giants Prediction

• Score Prediction: Red Sox 3, Giants 1
• Total Prediction: Under 9.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Red Sox 69%, Giants 31%

Red Sox vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have won nine, or 69.2%, of the 13 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Boston has entered nine games this season favored by -120 or more and is 7-2 in those contests.
• The Red Sox have a 54.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Giants have been chosen as underdogs in 12 games this year and have walked away with the win four times (33.3%) in those games.
• This season, San Francisco has come away with a win two times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 49.8% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

SF 3 · BOS 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

San Francisco Giants

SF

-1.5

+103

o9.5

Boston Red Sox

BOS

+1.5

-123

u9.5

Red Sox Recent Betting Performance

• In the last 10 games, the Red Sox have been listed as the moneyline favorite by oddsmakers just twice, and they won both games.
• In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Red Sox and their opponents combined to go over the total three times.
• The Red Sox have a 6-4-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Red Sox Recent Stats

Red Sox Player Insights

• The Red Sox best hitter thus far this season is Duran, who's hitting at a team-leading .269 rate along with one home run and 15 RBI.
• Including all MLB hitters, Duran is 52nd in batting average, 53rd in on-base percentage, and 89th in slugging.
• Duran carries a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with a double, two triples, five walks and five RBI.
• Tyler O'Neill has hit nine home runs to pace his team.
• Wilyer Abreu has eight doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 walks while hitting .316.
• Abreu has at least one base hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, a triple, two walks and three RBI.
• Rafael Devers has five doubles, three home runs and 15 walks while batting .284.
• Devers is riding a seven-game hitting streak into this one. During his last 10 outings he is batting .389 with three doubles, a home run, eight walks and five RBI.

Red Sox Team Props

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Giants Recent Betting Performance

• In three games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Giants have a record of 1-2.
• The Giants and their opponents have combined to hit the over two times in their last 10 games with a total.
• Over their last 10 games, the Giants are 5-5-0 against the spread.

Giants Recent Stats

Giants Player Insights

• Michael Conforto leads the Giants with five home runs and 16 runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .259.
• Among all batters in MLB, Conforto's home run total is 38th and his RBI tally is 58th.
• Jung Hoo Lee has a club-best .259 batting average.
• Lee ranks 156th overall in home runs and 226th in RBI this year.
• Matt Chapman has seven doubles, four home runs and six walks while batting .223.
• Thairo Estrada has six doubles, a triple, four home runs and three walks while batting .229.

Giants Team Props

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