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Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox will play their season opener on Thursday night at the Globe Life Field. The Rangers will be looking to recover from a disappointing 2024 season after beefing up their ranks with new talents like Jake Burger and Jock Pederson. They'll also get back Josh Young, Wyatt Langford, and Adolis Garcia from injuries. And yes, they have several prospects who may look to make noise in the season. They'll undoubtedly have an intimidating lineup.
Boston Red Sox, in the meantime, will look to get back among the league's elite teams after three postseason droughts. They'll enter this season full of confidence after adding three names with championship experience. Walker Buehler, Alex Bregman, and Aroldis Chapman joined via free agency. However, their biggest acquisition was Garrett Crochet, who joined from White Sox in a blockbuster deal. This could be their season if everyone stays healthy.
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Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Form
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0.549 | 162 | 89 | 73 |
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0.5 | 162 | 81 | 81 |
Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox Latest Matches
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Texas Rangers against Boston Red Sox : Head to Head (H2H)
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Texas Rangers - Boston Red Sox Key Points
- The total runs went over in five of the last six meetings between Texas and Boston.
- The Red Sox are 5-4 in their last 10 matches.
- The Rangers finished 52-37 when listed as moneyline favorites 89 times last season.
- The Red Sox won 39 of their 79 contests as moneyline underdogs last season.
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Our Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
Bookmakers predict a closely contested matchup. The Rangers are the -122 betting favorites with a winning probability of 51%. They missed the postseason last year after lifting the 2023 World Series and will be eager to make 2025 a bounce-back campaign. They'll send Nathan Eovaldi (3.80 ERA in 2024) to the mound, whereas the Red Sox will have Garret Crochet (3.58 ERA in 32 starts). Crochet could give Boston an edge in the mound, especially because deGrom won't start in this opener. They stopped throwing bad fastballs in 2024, and their rotation jumped to 3.81 ERA in 2024 from 4.38 ERA in 2023. Boston should start this four-game series with a win. Our prediction for Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox: Over 7.5 total runs.
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