Best MLB bets today: Dodgers vs. Red Sox predictions, best bets, top player props for July 26
The SportsLine Projection Model has keyed in on today's MLB picks for Los Angeles vs. Boston
The Los Angeles Dodgers can secure a series win on Saturday when they visit the Boston Red Sox at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX. The Dodgers have won two in a row but have overall struggled of late, going 5-11 over their last 16 games. As for the Red Sox, they have cooled off considerably since the All-Star Break after entering the break on a 10-game win streak, dropping five of their last seven. L.A. took Friday's series opener 5-2.
Baseball fans looking for the best MLB bets today at the top sportsbooks can get the latest Dodgers vs. Red Sox predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every game 10,000 times. The game should offer no shortage of MLB betting opportunities, including MLB player props and more.
Dodgers star and former Red Sox slugger Mookie Betts is out of the lineup for the second consecutive day due to personal reasons. It's unclear when the 2018 MVP will return to Los Angeles' lineup.
Two notable southpaws will start this affair as the legendary Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 3.27 ERA) faces All-Star and Cy Young contender Garrett Crochet (11-4, 2.19 ERA). Crochet's strikeout prop at FanDuel Sportsbook is at 6.5 (Over -152, Under +120), while Kershaw's resides at 3.5 (Over -150, Under +118). Both pitchers have 3.5-star prop recommendations from the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. The model also recommends the Under on Kershaw's 2.5 earned runs line at +105 odds, giving this a 4.5-star recommendation.
Shohei Ohtani's had homered in five straight games entering Friday, but he didn't leave the yard at Fenway Park to snap that streak. Nonetheless, the MVP frontrunner is the favorite to homer in this game at +310 odds at FanDuel. Ohtani is tied with Aaron Judge for the second-most homers in MLB with 37, two behind Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Alex Bregman has the second-lowest home run odds at +420, followed by Romy Gonzalez at +500, Rob Refsnyder, Trevor Story and Will Smith, all of whom are +520.
The Red Sox are -159 favorites (wager $159 to win $100) in the latest SportsLine consensus odds, while the Dodgers are +133 (wager $100 to win $133) underdogs. Meanwhile, the total sits at 8.5. You can find the model's latest projections and expert picks for Dodgers-Red Sox at SportsLine.
Here are the SportsLine model's projections and MLB betting picks today for Dodgers vs. Red Sox.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS at BOSTON RED SOX | 7/26 | 7:15 p.m. ET
Money line
Pick: Dodgers +133
Los Angeles wins in 47% of simulations
Run line
Pick: Dodgers +1.5 (-167)
Los Angeles covers in 66% of simulations, bringing value at these odds
Over/Under
Pick: Over 8.5 (-109)
The Over hits in 67.6% of simulations, bringing value at these odds
Projected score: Red Sox 5.4, Dodgers 5.3
