The Boston Red Sox battle the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday in MLB betting action at Fenway Park.

Boston sends Clay Buchholz out against Tommy Hunter for the Orioles in this game. Buchholz is 3-1 with a 8.69 ERA on the season, while Hunter is 2-1 on the year and has a 4.26 ERA.



View Baltimore vs Boston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Red Sox as -145 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 10.5.

Power Rankings:
The Red Sox sit at No. 3 in the American League in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Orioles sit at an American League No. 9 on the same chart.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Boston's No. 2-rated American League offense, averaging 5.3 runs per game, against a Orioles defense that ranks No. 1 in the American League at 3.4 in runs allowed per game. The Red Sox have averaged 9.5 hits per game so far, more than Orioles batters have averaged on the year (8.7 hits per game).

Comparing defensive stats, Baltimore owns the American League's No. 5-rated road mark, allowing 3.9 runs per game on the highway. Boston, on the other hand, rates No. 2 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Baltimore was an 8-2 Sportsbook on the road against the Red Sox. Bettors on Baltimore at +104 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Baltimore rolled to an 8-2 win against Boston on Saturday, as Jason Hammel and the Orioles' bats led the team to victory at Fenway Park.




Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 5-5
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7

A few Orioles at Red Sox trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Baltimore is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Boston's last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games


Next up:
Baltimore home to Texas, Monday, May 7
Boston at Kansas City, Monday, May 7