Red Sox vs Dodgers Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 1

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani celebrates his solo-home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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  • The Dodgers are -170 favorites vs the Red Sox
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The Boston Red Sox (+140) visit Dodger Stadium to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (-170) on August 1, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 9:10 pm in Los Angeles, CA.

This season, the Red Sox are 57-51 against the spread (ATS), while the Dodgers are 50-59 ATS.

Red Sox vs Dodgers Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Red Sox starting pitcher: Payton Tolle 6-6, 3.33 ERA
  • Dodgers starting pitcher: Yoshinobu Yamamoto 11-6, 2.74 ERA

Red Sox vs. Dodgers Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Red Sox+1.5 -155O 7.5 -110+140
Dodgers -1.5 +125U 7.5 -110-170

Red Sox vs Dodgers Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Dodgers will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 55.3% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Red Sox players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Red Sox Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Connor Wong has hit the Hits Over in 18 of his last 25 away games (+8.60 Units / 23% ROI)
  • Connor Wong has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 16 of his last 25 away games (+5.90 Units / 19% ROI)
  • Payton Tolle has hit the Strikeouts Over in his last 4 games (+4.20 Units / 90% ROI)
  • Connor Wong has hit the Singles Under in his last 4 games (+4.00 Units / 68% ROI)
  • Payton Tolle has hit the Hits Allowed Under in 6 of his last 8 away games (+3.95 Units / 39% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Dodgers players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Dodgers Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Dalton Rushing has hit the Runs Over in 6 of his last 8 games (+6.05 Units / 76% ROI)
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto has hit the Earned Runs Under in 7 of his last 10 games (+4.45 Units / 37% ROI)
  • Dalton Rushing has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 5 of his last 6 games (+4.40 Units / 66% ROI)
  • Dalton Rushing has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 6 games (+4.20 Units / 70% ROI)
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto has hit the Pitching Outs Over in 9 of his last 15 games (+4.10 Units / 23% ROI)
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Red Sox Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Red Sox are 52-52 against the Run Line (+0.9 Units / 0.66% ROI).

  • 57-51 when betting on the Moneyline for -4.9 Units / -3.61% ROI
  • 46-58 when betting on the total runs Over for -18.5 Units / -15.47% ROI
  • 58-46 when betting on the total runs Under for +7.4 Units / 6.26% ROI

Dodgers Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Dodgers are 50-59 against the Run Line (-12 Units / -9.41% ROI).

  • 69-40 when betting on the Moneyline for -9.3 Units / -4.42% ROI
  • 50-58 when betting on the total runs Over for -14.2 Units / -11.77% ROI
  • 58-50 when betting on the total runs Under for +3.2 Units / 2.68% ROI

Red Sox Keys to the Game vs. the Dodgers

The Red Sox are just 3-7 (.300) when tied entering the 8th inning this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

The Red Sox are 44-4 (.917) when leading entering the 7th inning this season — 5th best in MLB.

The Red Sox are 24-18 (.571) vs the top 10 runs allowed teams this season Today, they face Dodgers (first in runs allowed).

The Red Sox are 52-1 (.981) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — tied for best in MLB.

Dodgers Keys to the Game vs. the Red Sox

The Dodgers are 69-41 (.627) this season — best in MLB.

The Dodgers are 43-5 (.896) when scoring 5 or more runs this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Dodgers are 37-6 (.860) when they’ve had 10 or more hits this season — 4th best in MLB.

The Dodgers are 5-3 (.625) when tied entering the 8th inning this season — tied for 5th best in MLB.

Red Sox hitters are slugging .444 against LHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Red Sox are batting .298 in lefty-lefty matchups this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Red Sox are batting .179 on pitches out of the zone this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Red Sox hitters have 100 extra-base hits out of 259 total hits (39%) against LHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Dodgers hitters have an OPS of .801 (2,270 PA’s) on the road this season — best in MLB.

The Dodgers are batting .273 on the road this season — best in MLB.

Dodgers hitters have an OBP of .347 (3,012 PA’s) against RHP this season — best in MLB.

Dodgers hitters have an OBP of .357 (2,270 PA’s) on the road this season — best in MLB.

Red Sox pitchers have an ERA of 3.39 (478.1 IP) on the road this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Red Sox pitchers have walked 8% of batters this season — tied for 3rd best in MLB.

The Red Sox have allowed 1.00 runs per game (109/109) in late innings this season — best in MLB.

Red Sox pitchers have walked 7% of batters when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 5th best in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of 27% against Dodgers pitchers this season — tied for 4th best in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball batting average of just .220 against Dodgers pitchers this season — best in MLB.

Dodgers pitchers have a strikeout rate of 25% this season — tied for 3rd best in MLB.

Dodgers pitchers have an ERA of 3.49 (484.1 IP) on the road this season — 3rd best in MLB.

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