San Francisco Giants vs Boston Red Sox Betting Pick & Prediction 4/30/24

From Fenway Park in Boston, we have an interleague matchup between the Giants and Red Sox. First pitch on Tuesday is set for 7:10, where the forecast calls for cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. San Francisco is sending Logan Webb to the mound, and he is up against Cooper Criswell for the Red Sox.

Currently, the over/under line is at 8 runs, and the Giants are the favorite on the money line at -134. If you’re looking to catch this one on TV, it is being carried by NBCS.

BOSTON RED SOX VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Boston Red Sox Moneyline +113

This game will be played at Fenway Park at 7:10 ET on Tuesday, April 30th.

HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS RED SOX:

• We have the Red Sox winning by a score of 7 to 6
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Red Sox to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 13 runs and like the over

Giants Records & Stats

The Giants’s offense was hot right out of the gates in their most recent game vs. the Pirates, closing out their series with a 3-2 win. After going 0-2 in the 1st inning, the Giants added another three runs in the 3rd. The Pirates could only score two runs, both of which came in the 5th.

Keaton Winn put together a good start for the Giants, going six innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. San Francisco’s bullpen closed things out with Camilo Doval picking up the save and striking out the side in the 9th.

San Francisco is 14-15 overall this season, and they are 4.0 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. The Giants closed out their series vs. the Pirates with a win and are 6-8 in division games this year. So far, they have been good at home, putting together a 9-7 record and are 5-8 on the road.

The Giants have an overall series record of 4-3-2 this year and have won two straight series. This season, the Giants have been the favorite in 18 of their games, and they are 10-8 in those games. As the underdog, the Giants are 4-7 this year.

San Francisco has been a tough team to bet on this season, as they have a run line record of 13-16. They have been slightly better on the road, going 7-6 against the run line. The Giants have been a better bet as an underdog, going 7-4 against the run line, compared to 6-12 as the favorite.

The Giants have had a combined run average of 8.6 this season and have a 14-14 over/under record. Their over/under record when the line is set at 8 runs is 2-3-1. They have had 10 games with over/under lines set higher than 8 runs, which accounts for 34.5% of their games. Their under streak is at 3 games.

Giants starter Logan Webb has been pitching well this season, as he has a record of 3-1 and an ERA of 2.33. In his six starts, Webb has turned in five quality starts and is coming off a game in which he didn’t allow a run. In that outing, which came on April 23rd vs. the Mets, he went eight innings. Webb has been especially tough at home, with an ERA of 0.86 compared to 5.52 on the road. So far, he has allowed one homer in four of his six starts.

Heading into today’s game, the Giants are averaging 4 runs per game, which is 20th in the league. They have been a better offensive team on the road, averaging 4.8 runs per game. San Francisco’s offense is batting a collective .245, which is 11th in the league, and they also have the 11th most home runs in the league. Jung Hoo Lee is currently on a three-game hitting streak and is batting .269 for the season. He has two homers and seven RBIs.

Michael Conforto and Jorge Soler are tied for the team lead with five homers. Conforto is also 13th in the league with 16 RBIs. Soler has struggled of late, going just 6/35 in his last 10 games. However, Mike Yastrzemski has been hot, batting .409 over his last eight games, and Patrick Bailey has also gone 9/29 in his last eight games.

Red Sox Records & Stats

The Red Sox’s most recent game was a 5-4 win over the Cubs to close out their series. Boston was the heavy favorite at -151 at home. Things got tense at the end, as the Cubs pulled to within one run in the top of the 9th, but the Red Sox were able to close things out and pick up the win.

Tanner Houck put together a good start for the Red Sox, going 6 2/3 innings and giving up just one earned run, and picking up the win. Boston’s offense was carried by Rafael Devers, who went 2/3 with two RBIs and a run scored. The Red Sox also had three other players with two hits.

Boston’s overall record is 16-13 heading into today’s game vs. the Giants, and they are 2.5 games behind the Orioles in the AL East. The Red Sox have yet to win a game vs. another AL East team this year, going 0-3. Boston has won two straight games, closing out their series vs. the Cubs with a win.

At home, the Red Sox are 5-8 this year compared to an 11-5 mark on the road. As the underdog, Boston is 8-9 this year and 8-4 as the favorite. So far, their overall series record is 5-3-1.

The Red Sox are 16-13 against the run line this season, but they are just 4-9 against the run line at home. They have an average run margin of +1.1 runs per game overall, but that margin jumps to +2.7 runs per game on the road. As the underdog, they are 12-5 against the run line, compared to just 4-8 as the favorite.

With a combined run average of 8.4, the Boston Red Sox have seen their games average more runs than today’s O/U line of 8. The Red Sox have had 16 of their games this season with higher O/U lines than today’s 8, and in those games, they are 6-9-1 on the O/U line. Overall, the Red Sox are 13-13 on the O/U line this season.

Cooper Criswell will be making his second start of the season for the Red Sox, and he will be taking on the Giants at home. Criswell picked up a win in his first start of the season, going 5 innings and striking out 3 while giving up just 3 hits. He also has a start where he took a loss and one where he came in out of the bullpen.

Over his last nine games, Ceddanne Rafaela has gone 9/36 (.250) with two homers and 11 RBIs. For the season, he is batting just .194, but his 17 RBIs are the best mark on the team. Tyler O’Neill has also been swinging a hot bat of late, going 8/22 in his last five games, including two home runs.

As a team, the Red Sox are 10th in scoring at 4.8 runs per game. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5.1 runs per contest. Boston’s offense is 3rd in home runs this season and has the 4th best slugging percentage in the league. Currently, Tyler O’Neill is on a seven-game hitting streak and is 3rd in the league with nine homers.