Rangers @ Red Sox
Rangers
Red SoxArchived 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: Rangers beat the Red Sox 6-1 on the road. The market closed with Rangers at -118 on the moneyline and the total at 8.5. 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: Rangers betting trends · Red Sox betting trends · all MLB games
Rangers vs Red Sox betting splits
Where was the money on Rangers vs Red Sox?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Rangers | 66% | 79% | -1.5 (+135) |
| Red Sox | 34% | 21% | +1.5 (-162) | |
| Total | Over | 90% | 85% | O 8.5 (-115) |
| Under | 10% | 15% | U 8.5 (-105) | |
| Moneyline | Rangers | 49% | 57% | -118 |
| Red Sox | 51% | 43% | -102 |
66% of spread tickets and 79% of spread money were on the Rangers, so the average Rangers bet was larger than the average Red Sox bet.
90% of total tickets and 85% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.
The Red Sox held 51% of moneyline tickets but only 43% of the money; 57% of moneyline money was on the Rangers with 49% of tickets, so the average Rangers bet was larger.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Rangers vs Red Sox?
| Market | Opening | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Red Sox) | +1.5 | +1.5 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
The Rangers opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.
The total opened 9 and closed 8.5, a 0.5-point move toward the under.
Why the line moved
Why did the Rangers vs Red Sox line move?
The spread did not move from its opening number (Red Sox +1.5) even with 79% of the spread money on the Rangers. The total moved 0.5 points toward the under (9 to 8.5) even though 85% of the total money sits on the over; the under holds 15% of the money and 10% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. 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.