Boston Red Sox Prop Bets - Thursday 7/11/2024

The Boston Red Sox (50-40) are home on Thursday to finish a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics. Boston was a 12-9 winner on Tuesday in the first game of the series. The Red Sox are third in the American League East, trailing the front-running Baltimore Orioles by 6 ½ games. Boston has won seven of the last eight games. Step up to the plate with our MLB picks.

Jarren Duran - Total Bases Over 1.5 (+115)

Jarren Duran has 104 hits and 179 total bases to lead Boston in both categories. Duran has 59 singles, 25 doubles, 10 triples and 10 home runs. The left fielder for Boston has had at least 2 total bases in 5 of Boston’s last 9 games and in 9 of Boston’s last 10 games. We are confident that against Oakland pitching on Thursday that Duran will have at least 2 total bases. 

Tanner Houck - Strikeouts Over 5.5 (-125)

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is 7-6 with an ERA of 2.68 and 106 strikeouts in 18 starts for an average of 5.89 strikeouts per start. In his first start of the season on April 1, Houck had 10 strikeouts against Oakland. Houck has had at least 6 strikeouts in 7 of the last 15 starts including nine strikeouts against the White Sox, Cubs and Guardians. We are confident that Houck will have at least 6 strikeouts on Thursday against Oakland.