Its Friday, July 25 and the Dodgers (60-43) are in Boston to begin a weekend series against the Red Sox (55-49).
Emmet Sheehan is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Brayan Bello for Boston.
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The Dodgers remain firmly in first in the American League West but have been scuffling for the better part of a month winning just seven times in the month’s first 18 games.
The Red Sox were white hot prior to the All-Star Break winning ten in a row. They have won just twice in the six games since the Break, though. Currently, Boston is 6.5 games out in the American League East and possesses the league’s final wild card spot.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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- Date: Friday, July 25, 2025
- Network/Streaming: SNLA, NESN
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The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Dodgers (-122), Red Sox (+102)
- Pitching matchup for July 25, 2025: Emmet Sheehan vs. Brayan Bello
- Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (1-1, 4.41 ERA)
- Last outing: July 19 vs. Milwaukee – 15.00 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts
- Red Sox: Brayan Bello (6-4, 3.23 ERA)
- Last outing: July 19 at Cubs – 4.50 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts
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- The Dodgers have won 7 of their last 8 games against the Red Sox
- 7 of the Red Sox’s last 8 games against the Dodgers have gone over the Total
- The Dodgers have failed to cover the Run Line in 6 of their last 8 games
- Mookie Betts is 3-21 since the All-Star Break
- Freddie Freeman was 4-11 in the series against the Twins
- Alex Bregman was 2-10 in the series against the Phillies
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Dodgers and the Red Sox:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Boston Red Sox at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 10.0.
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