Red Sox vs. Reds Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/1/2022

The Cincinnati Reds (17-31) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox (23-27) when the teams meet at 7:10 PM ET on Wednesday. The Red Sox are -210 favorites to prevent the Reds from completing the sweep. Boston’s Garrett Whitlock and Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene have been named the starters for this contest.

Red Sox vs. Reds Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Red Sox vs. Reds

Our computer pick: Cincinnati Reds (+176) and Over (9)

Red Sox vs. Reds Game Info

• Boston Red Sox probable starting pitcher: Garrett Whitlock
• Cincinnati Reds probable starting pitcher: Hunter Greene
• Game Day: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park

Boston Red Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Pitching Matchup

Red Sox Starter Garrett Whitlock

• The Red Sox will send Whitlock (1-1) out to make his eighth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.49 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 38 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last time out on Friday, the right-hander went six innings against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
• The 25-year-old has amassed a 3.49 ERA and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .223 to his opponents.
• Whitlock has one quality start this season.
• Whitlock is trying to collect his fourth start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
• He will match up with a Reds team that is batting .226 as a unit (26th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .363 (24th in MLB) with 42 total home runs (22nd in MLB).

Reds Starter Hunter Greene

• The Reds’ Greene (2-6) will make his 10th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw five innings against the Chicago Cubs, giving up five earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• The 22-year-old has pitched in nine games this season with an ERA of 5.89, a 2.333 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.511.
• He has two quality starts in nine chances this season.
• Greene has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Red Sox rank fifth in MLB with 235 runs scored this season. They have a .258 batting average this campaign with 49 home runs (15th in the league).

Red Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The Red Sox have entered the game as favorites 27 times this season and won 14, or 51.9%, of those games.
• Boston has played as a favorite of -210 or more once this season and won that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 67.7% chance to win.
• Boston’s games have gone over the total in 19 of their 50 chances.
• The Red Sox have an ATS record of 26-24-0 in 50 games with a spread this season.

Reds Betting Picks & Insights

• The Reds have come away with 15 wins in the 41 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Cincinnati has a win-loss record of 2-9 when favored by +176 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Reds have an implied victory probability of 36.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• Cincinnati and their opponents have gone over in 27 of their 49 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Reds have posted a record of 23-26-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rafael Devers has launched a team-best 11 home runs.
• Including all MLB hitters, Devers is seventh in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.
• J.D. Martinez is batting .362 to lead his team.
• Martinez ranks 84th in homers and 69th in RBI in the majors.
• Xander Bogaerts is batting .321 with 13 doubles, five home runs and 18 walks.
• Trevor Story has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 37 RBI.

Reds Leaders & Batting Stats

• Brandon Drury paces the Reds in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (26).
• Among all batters in the majors, Drury ranks 37th in home runs and 34th in RBI.
• Kyle Farmer has a club-best .255 batting average.
• Farmer ranks 121st in homers and 43rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Tommy Pham is hitting .233 with six doubles, five home runs and 24 walks.
• Tyler Naquin paces the Reds with a team-leading batting average of .255.

Betting Tips for Red Sox vs. Reds

We have the Reds on the moneyline at +176 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after analyzing all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 9 runs.