Baseball bettors look for value at Fenway Park on Monday as host Boston battles the Detroit Tigers in baseball odds action.

The match puts starter Max Scherzer for the Tigers on the hill facing Clay Buchholz for the Red Sox. Scherzer brings a 10-5 mark to the game, while Buchholz is 8-3 to date on the season.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Red Sox in this one will find them as -125 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 9.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Red Sox, most recently No. 6 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Tigers, who rate an American League No. 4 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Tigers rank No. 4 in the American League at 9.1 hits per game. That compares with Boston’s No. 3 ranking in that category.

Defensively, Detroit features the American League's No. 8-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.3 runs per game. Boston, meanwhile, comes in at No. 1 in the American League at home, scoring 5.5 runs per game.

Detroit was a 4-1 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Blue Jays. They won as -142 favorites, while the total score of 5 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Detroit looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Blue Jays, a 4-1 final on Sunday in support of Doug Fister at Rogers Centre.

Last time out for Boston, they were a 3-2 Sportsbook as they battled the Yankees on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at +154 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Boston needed extra innings to get the job done against the Yankees on Sunday as the Red Sox defeated them 3-2 at Yankee Stadium.


Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a win are 3-7

A few Tigers at Red Sox trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Detroit is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games


Next up:
Detroit at Boston, Tuesday, July 31