MLB
Tigers vs Red Sox
Detroit’s hot hand and Valdez’s Fenway success tilt the scales.

Detroit Tigers
Tigers (10-10) VS Red Sox (8-11)
April 19, 2026 | 4:35 PM ET | Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Boston Red Sox

Moneyline Pick - Detroit Tigers (+120): B
Detroit comes into this third game at Fenway riding a 7-1 surge while Boston has slogged through a rough April, and the combination of Framber Valdez’s strong career numbers against the Red Sox, the Tigers’ balanced top of the order with Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson, and a Boston lineup missing Triston Casas plus dealing with rotation depth issues (Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck, Johan Oviedo all on the shelf) makes the plus-money side attractive despite Garrett Crochet’s excellent track record versus Detroit and the inherent risk of fading a home favorite. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 19/04/2026 11:03
Over/Under Pick - Under 7 (-118): B+
Framber Valdez and Garrett Crochet headline a lefty-lefty duel featuring two arms who have historically handled this opponent well, and when you fold in the Tigers’ recent stretch of winning on the strength of run prevention, Boston’s inconsistent offense without Casas in the middle, and both clubs having established late-inning options in Kenley Jansen and Aroldis Chapman to shorten the game, a tightly contested, low-scoring matchup profiles better for the Under 7 than for a breakout slugfest in the thin April air at Fenway. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 19/04/2026 11:03
Spread Pick - Detroit Tigers, +1.5 (-210): B-
Boston’s reliance on a shorthanded rotation and a streaky offense facing Valdez, combined with Crochet’s ability to keep the Tigers in check and the recent pattern of one-run grinders between these clubs, points toward another close game where grabbing Detroit plus the run and a half (even at a steep price) is more appealing than asking the injury-thinned Red Sox to win by multiple runs against a hot opponent and a deep Detroit bullpen. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 19/04/2026 11:03
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