The Philadelphia Phillies (8-9) pay a visit to the Boston Red Sox (6-17) on Tuesday for a two-game interleague series at Fenway Park with a 7:30 p.m. ET first pitch. We analyze the Phillies-Red Sox MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Phillies at Red Sox: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Zach Eflin vs. RHP Zack Godley
Eflin will be making his third start of the season. He has an 0-1 record, 3.60 ERA and 15 strikeouts with a 1.30 WHIP across 10 innings so far.
- Eflin will be making his first road start of the season. He was just 4-8 with a 4.26 ERA and .279 opponent batting average in 15 starts and two relief appearances on the road in 2019.
- Eflin whiffed 10 batters last time out, throwing 69 of his 91 pitches for strikes with 18 first-pitch strikes to the 26 batters he faced.
Godley has been trampled for an 0-2 record. 8.16 ERA and 2.02 WHIP in three starts and one relief appearance across 14 1/3 innings.
- Godley has served up five home runs in his past three starts while allowed 19 hits and six walks in 10 1/3 innings.
- Opponents have been lighting up Godley to the tune of a .354 batting average, 1.024 OPS and five homers with 40 total bases in just 14 1/3 frames.
Phillies at Red Sox: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Phillies
- C Christian Bethancourt (COVID-19) out
- OF Jay Bruce (quadriceps) questionable
- OF Adam Haseley (wrist) probable
- OF Mikie Mahtook (COVID-19) out
- SS Jean Segura (hamstring) questionable
Red Sox
- 3B Christian Arroyo (personal) out
- OF Andrew Benintendi (ribs) out
- C Christian Vazquez (foot) questionable
- 2B Dustin Pedroia (knee) out
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Phillies at Red Sox: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. ET.
Prediction
Phillies 8, Red Sox 6
Moneyline (ML)
The PHILLIES (-129) look to stay hot against the Red Sox (+115), who head into this one on an eight-game losing skid. Boston ranks dead-last in the majors with a 6.06 ERA and 1.63 WHIP. On the flip side, Philadelphia has scored four or more runs in seven straight outings. Look for the Phillies to add to the woes of the Red Sox.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The PHILLIES (-1.5, +110) are worth a roll of the dice at this price point. As mentioned, the Red Sox (+1.5, -134) are in the throes of an eight-game losing skid. Meanwhile, Philadelphia has won four of their past five games by four or more runs, so if you’re going to back the Phillies, it might as well be on the run line, too.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 10.5 (-110) is the play here, but know you’ll be bucking some major trends. The under is 10-1-2 in the previous 13 meetings in this interleague series, and the under is 6-0-1 in the past seven meetings at Fenway Park. However, Godley has been awful, and the Phillies will score plenty of runs against him.
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