Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros: ALCS Game 5 Best Odds and Preview for October 20, 2021

Claudio Fortuna
Updated: October 20, 2021 1:45 AM

The Boston Red Sox (92-70) host the Houston Astros (95-67) in Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday 5:08 PM ET at Fenway Park. The series is notted up at 2-2.

Neither team has named a starter.

Best Odds for Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros

Welcome to the BestOdds betting breakdown where we use data from our industry leading partner, Sportradar, to identify performance trends in order to analyze teams’ chances to win the upcoming game.

Red Sox vs Astros Moneyline Action

Red Sox vs Astros Moneyline Action
Red Sox Astros
% of Bets 91% 9%
% of Stake 46% 54%

Red Sox Insights

Betting Trends

  • The Red Sox have been chosen as favorites in 107 games this year and have walked away with the win 64 times (59.8%) in those games.
  • Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 73 of their 162 opportunities.
  • The Red Sox have scored the fifth-most runs in the league this season with 829.
  • In nine games as the favorite over the last 10 matchups, Boston has a record of 5-4.
  • In their last 10 matchups with a total posted by sportsbooks, the Red Sox and their foes are 3-7 when it comes to hitting the over.

Key Players

Name GP BA OBP SLG HR RBI H
Kyle Schwarber 113 .266 .374 .554 32 71 106
Rafael Devers 156 .281 .354 .541 38 115 166
J.D. Martínez 148 .284 .348 .516 28 99 162
Xander Bogaerts 144 .295 .370 .493 23 79 156
Travis Shaw 25 .238 .319 .524 3 11 10
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Astros Insights

Betting Trends

  • The Astros have won 12 of the 27 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (44.4%).
  • Houston has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 85 times this season for an 85-69-8 record against the over/under.
  • The Astros have the No. 1 offense in MLB play scoring 5.3 runs per game (863 total runs).
  • Houston was named the moneyline underdog by oddsmakers only once over the last 10 games, and lost that matchup.
  • In their last 10 matchups, the Astros and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times.

Key Players

Name GP BA OBP SLG HR RBI H
Jose Siri 15 .304 .347 .609 4 9 14
Kyle Tucker 137 .294 .359 .557 30 92 149
Yordan Alvarez 144 .277 .346 .531 33 104 149
Carlos Correa 148 .279 .366 .485 26 92 155
Yuli Gurriel 141 .319 .383 .462 15 81 169

Pick for Red Sox vs. Astros

Bet split data from regulated betting sites paired with our in-depth statistical analysis favors the Astros to win over the Red Sox.

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