Tigers vs. Red Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 4

The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox clash on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Comerica Park. Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.70 ERA) gets the start for the Tigers, who are 18-17 this season and second in the AL Central. Payton Tolle (0-1, 3.37 ERA) is the expected starter for the Red Sox, who are 13-21 and fifth in the AL East.

At home, the Tigers are favored to win on the moneyline (-199) over the Red Sox (+165). The game has an over/under of 7 runs.

Tigers vs. Red Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Monday, May 4, 2026
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park
• Favorite: Tigers (-199)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+165)
• Over/under: 7

How to Watch Tigers vs. Red Sox

• TV Channel: DSN and NESN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Tigers vs. Red Sox: Betting the Moneyline

• The Tigers are 13-10 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 56.5% of those games).
• Boston has come away with three wins in the 11 contests it has been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Detroit has played as favorites of -199 or more once this season and won that game.
• The Red Sox have yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +165.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 66.6%.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 37.7% chance of pulling out a win.

Tigers vs. Red Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Tigers have had an over/under set by bookmakers 35 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 16 of those games (16-17-2).
• Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 15 of 34 chances this season.
• The Tigers have put together an 18-17-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.4% of the time).
• The Red Sox have posted a record of 11-23-0 against the spread this season.