Astros vs Red Sox Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for August 23

Odds updated as of 7:25 PM

On Wednesday in the MLB, the Houston Astros are up against the Boston Red Sox.

Before you do any MLB betting on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here's what you need to know.

Astros vs Red Sox Game Info

• Houston Astros (72-55) vs. Boston Red Sox (66-60)
• Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023
• Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Venue: Minute Maid Park -- Houston, Texas
• Coverage: MLB Network

Astros vs Red Sox Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: HOU: (-118) | BOS: (-100)
• Spread: HOU: +1.5 (-192) | BOS: -1.5 (+158)
• Total: 9 -- Over: (-102) | Under: (-120)

Astros vs Red Sox Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Jose Urquidy (Astros) - 2-3, 5.21 ERA vs Chris Sale (Red Sox) - 5-3, 4.50 ERA

The Astros will look to Jose Urquidy (2-3) against the Red Sox and Sale (5-3). Urquidy and his team have a record of 4-4-0 against the spread when he starts. Urquidy's team has been victorious in 75% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 3-1. The Red Sox have an 8-5-0 ATS record in Sale's 13 starts with a set spread. The Red Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline in three of Sale's starts this season, and they went 2-1 in those matchups.

Astros vs Red Sox Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Astros win (55.6%)

Astros vs Red Sox Moneyline

• The Astros vs Red Sox moneyline has Houston as a -118 favorite, while Boston is a -100 underdog on the road.

Astros vs Red Sox Spread

• The Red Sox are 1.5-run favorites against the spread for this matchup with the Astros. The Red Sox are +158 to cover, while the Astros are -192 to cover as a 1.5-run underdog on the runline.

Astros vs Red Sox Over/Under

• A total of 9 runs has been set for the Astros-Red Sox game on August 23, with the over available at -102 and the under at -120.

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Astros vs Red Sox Betting Trends

• The Astros have been favorites in 86 games this season and have come away with the win 50 times (58.1%) in those contests.
• Houston has a record of 48-34 when favored by -118 or more this year.
• Contests with the Astros have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 64 of 126 chances this season.
• The Astros have an against the spread record of 64-62-0 in 126 games with a line this season.
• The Red Sox have won 50% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (30-30).
• Boston is 24-29 (winning 45.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -100 or longer.
• The Red Sox have had an over/under set by bookmakers 124 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 62 of those games (62-58-4).
• The Red Sox have a 61-63-0 record against the spread this season.

Astros Player Leaders

• Kyle Tucker leads Houston with 133 hits and an OBP of .376, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .527. He's batting .296.
• Among all qualifying hitters, he is 12th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 13th, and he is 12th in slugging.
• Tucker hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .333 with three home runs, a walk and six RBI.
• Alex Bregman is hitting .256 with 19 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 72 walks, while slugging .432 with an on-base percentage of .357.
• His batting average is 81st among qualified players, his on-base percentage 24th, and his slugging percentage 78th.
• Bregman brings a four-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .389 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Yordan Alvarez has collected 79 base hits, an OBP of .380 and a slugging percentage of .549 this season.
• Alvarez brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a triple, two walks and four RBI.
• Chas McCormick is batting .282 with a .369 OBP and 55 RBI for Houston this season.

Red Sox Player Leaders

• Rafael Devers has collected 123 hits, a team-best for the Red Sox. He's batting .271 and slugging .524 with an on-base percentage of .344.
• Including all qualifying hitters in MLB, he ranks 46th in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 13th in slugging percentage.
• Devers enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .385 with two doubles, three home runs, seven walks and six RBI.
• Justin Turner paces his team with a .357 OBP. He has a batting average of .290 while slugging .487.
• Including all qualifying players, he is 15th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage and 29th in slugging percentage.
• Masataka Yoshida has put up a slugging percentage of .459, a team-best for the Red Sox.
• Alex Verdugo is batting .273 with 32 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 41 walks.

Astros vs. Red Sox Head to Head

• 8/22/2023: 7-3 HOU (Favorite: Astros, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)
• 8/21/2023: 9-4 HOU (Favorite: Astros, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
• 8/3/2022: 6-1 HOU (Favorite: Astros, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -215, Underdog Moneyline: +180)
• 8/3/2022: 6-1 HOU (Favorite: Astros, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)
• 8/2/2022: 2-1 BOS (Favorite: Astros, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -215, Underdog Moneyline: +180)
• 8/1/2022: 3-2 BOS (Favorite: Astros, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -178, Underdog Moneyline: +150)
• 5/16/2022: 6-3 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +114)
• 5/18/2022: 5-1 BOS (Favorite: Astros, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
• 5/17/2022: 13-4 HOU (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -126, Underdog Moneyline: +108)

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