Red Sox @ Rays
Red Sox
RaysArchived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.
Matchup summary
Final: Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4 on the road. The market closed with Red Sox at +110 on the moneyline and the total at 9. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.
Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL
More on this matchup: Red Sox betting trends · Rays betting trends · all MLB games
Red Sox vs Rays betting splits
Where was the money on Red Sox vs Rays?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Red Sox | 6% | 53% | +1.5 (-185) |
| Rays | 94% | 47% | -1.5 (+155) | |
| Total | Over | 97% | 98% | O 9 (-102) |
| Under | 3% | 2% | U 9 (-120) | |
| Moneyline | Red Sox | 30% | 37% | +110 |
| Rays | 70% | 63% | -130 |
The Rays held 94% of spread tickets but only 47% of the money; 53% of spread money was on the Red Sox with 6% of tickets, so the average Red Sox bet was larger.
97% of total tickets and 98% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.
70% of moneyline tickets and 63% of moneyline money were on the Rays, so the Rays drew more tickets than money and the average Red Sox bet was larger.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Red Sox vs Rays?
| Market | Opening | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Rays) | -1.5 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 0 |
The Rays opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.
The total opened 9 and closed 9: it has not moved.
Why the line moved
Why did the Red Sox vs Rays line move?
The spread did not move from its opening number (Rays -1.5) even with 53% of the spread money on the Red Sox. The total did not move from its opening number (9) even with 98% of the total money on the over. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.
Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.