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The Boston Red Sox look to even their interleague series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and we have you covered with our best Red Sox vs. Dodgers player props based on the best sports betting sites.
We look at a showdown between two of the most prolific teams in baseball with our Red Sox vs. Dodgers prediction.
The Red Sox fell to 5.5 games out of first place with Friday night's brutal 4-1 collapse to the Dodgers. Boston is still 10-4 since June 30, while Los Angeles is surprisingly just a .500 team (24-24) since going 16 games over .500 on May 20.
The Dodgers took the series opener behind a grand slam in the eighth inning from Freddie Freeman and will look to win two in a row for just the second time in their last 15 games.
Betway prices them as -140 moneyline favorites to do so, with first pitch from Dodger Stadium scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET on Saturday night.
Red Sox vs. Dodgers player props
MLB odds via our best MLB betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale.
- Brayan Bello Under 4.5 strikeouts (+125 via Betway) ???
- Justin Wrobleski Under 4.5 hits allowed (-120 via Betway) ???
- Teoscar Hernandez Over 0.5 RBIs (+137 via Betway) ????
Red Sox vs. Dodgers expert picks
Two starts ago, Bello became the first Red Sox pitcher to record 11 strikeouts in the first four innings of a game in at least the divisional era (since 1969), per MLB's Sarah Langs. Bello earned a career-high 23 whiffs, with his slider and changeup being his most effective pitches.
However, bettors were right to sell high on Bello, as Oakland strike out at the second-highest rate (26.9%) against right-handed pitchers this year while ranking in the bottom four in batting average and OPS in that split. He followed up that performance with a three-strikeout game against the Kansas City Royals, as they proved to be every bit as pesky as their 19.1% strikeout rate suggests.
The Dodgers are slightly worse with a 22.2% strikeout rate against right-handed pitching, but that still ranks in the top half of the league, and Bello has made three starts against top-five offenses (in terms of runs scored) and struck out five or fewer batters in two of those.
I am not swayed by Nick Pivetta's eight strikeouts on Friday and believe we are getting great value with these plus-money odds at Betway, as a winning $10 wager would pay out $22.50.
Best odds: +125 via Betway | Implied probability: 44.44%
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Justin Wrobleski, L.A.'s No. 14 prospect, is making his third career start. His first two starts featured nearly identical stat lines, as he went five innings and allowed five hits and four runs while walking two and striking out four in each.
Wrobleski has done everything manager Dave Roberts could have hoped for in a fill-in role to this point, and we are backing him for another solid start tonight, as he is coming off a 26% CSW% performance against the Detroit Tigers.
Wrobleski's 10 hits allowed through 10 innings are encouraging, even if four of those hits have been home runs. Boston ranks ninth in batting average (.251) and seventh in BABIP (.300) in road games, but we expect the pitcher-friendly Dodger Stadium to help Wrobleski out more than the Red Sox hitters.
These odds come with a 54.55% implied probability that he'll allow four or fewer hits for the first time in his career, and the payout for doing so is $18.33 on a winning $10 wager.
Best odds: -120 via Betway | Implied probability: 54.55%
Teoscar Hernandez stole the show earlier this week, overcoming long odds to win the Home Run Derby. His 19 home runs and 62 RBIs were both career-highs before the All-Star Break, and he entered Friday with at least one RBI in two of the previous three games, which followed a five-game RBI drought.
We expect Hernandez to stay hot against Bello, who has allowed a 24.5% line-drive rate, and whose 1.06 GB/FB ratio is on track to be a career worst. Bello also ranks in the 26th percentile or worse in hard-hit percentage, xERA, and xBA, which makes Hernandez's 42.19% implied probability to drive in a run a steal. This four-star play would pay out $23.70 on a winning $10 wager.
Best odds: +137 via Betway | Implied probability: 42.19%
Red Sox vs. Dodgers odds & game info
- When: Saturday, July 20
- First pitch: 7:15 p.m. ET
- Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
- How to watch: FOX
- Favorite: Dodgers (-140 via Betway)
Red Sox vs. Dodgers player props made Saturday at 6:48 a.m. ET.
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