Red Sox vs. Dodgers MLB Game Preview, Picks & Odds for Sunday, August 2, 2026
The Sunday Night Baseball game for August 2 should be a good one with the Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the Boston Red Sox in the final game of a three-game series. Let’s go through the betting odds, data, trends and insights for this potential World Series matchup.
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Red Sox vs. Dodgers MLB Game Betting Analysis
The Red Sox seemed dead in the water a few months ago, but went on a huge winning streak before the All-Star break and now find themselves on a six game winning streak when playing as a road underdog. It’s very difficult to go against Boston right now, even against the big-bad Dodgers. Boston has actually won its last four meetings against Los Angeles, the last three as an underdog and has won an insane 22 of 25 games overall. Boston is back, needless to say.
All of this obviously warrants the Red Sox winning at plus-money, so we’ll go with that and put in our back pocket. The Under might be a good play for total bettors, hitting in four of five meetings along with seven of eight games for the Red Sox. Los Angeles has also seen at least one team score four runs or less in seven of eight games.
Red Sox vs. Dodgers MLB Game Best Bet, Pick & Prediction
Best Bet: BOS ML (+139) at DraftKings
Best Bet: BOS/LAD U9 (-119)
Score Prediction: Red Sox 5, Dodgers 4
Red Sox vs. Dodgers MLB Game Odds
Red Sox vs. Dodgers MLB Game Information
- Date: Sunday, August 2, 2026
- Time: 7:20 p.m. ET
- Network: NBC
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Venue: Dodger Stadium – 8.4 runs per game; 22-31-2 O/U
Red Sox vs. Dodgers MLB Game Betting Resources
Red Sox vs. Dodgers MLB Game Key Players
Red Sox
- Ceddanne Rafaela – Last Game: 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Jarren Duran – Last Game: 1-3
- Andruw Monasterio – Last Game: 1-3, R, 2B
Dodgers
- Shohei Ohtani – Last Game: 1-3, BB
- Freddie Freeman – Last Game: 3-4, R
- Teoscar Hernandez – Last Game: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
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