Red Sox vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 17

Updated Jul. 17, 2023 9:01 p.m. ET

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Paul Blackburn gets the nod on the mound for the Oakland Athletics looking to slow down Masataka Yoshida and the Boston Red Sox on Monday at 9:40 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Red Sox as -170 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog Athletics +145 moneyline odds. Boston (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The contest's over/under is set at 8.5 runs.

The scheduled starters are Brennan Bernardino (1-0) for the Boston Red Sox, and Blackburn (1-1) for the Oakland Athletics.

Take a look at everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Red Sox-Athletics game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Red Sox vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Monday, July 17, 2023 at 9:40 PM ET
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Red Sox	-170	+145	8.5	-115	-104	-1.5	-104	-116

Red Sox vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Red Sox 5, Athletics 4
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities:

Red Sox vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Red Sox have won 23, or 56.1%, of the 41 games they've played as favorites this season.
This season Boston has won four of its seven games when favored by at least -170 on the moneyline.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 63% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
The Athletics have won in 25, or 26.6%, of the 94 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Oakland has been victorious 17 times in 71 chances when named as an underdog of at least +145 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 40.8% chance of walking away with the win.

Red Sox Recent Betting Performance

The Red Sox played as the moneyline favorite in five of their last 10 games, and they went 4-1 in those matchups.
In their last 10 matchups, the Red Sox and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total six times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Red Sox's record against the spread is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Red Sox Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	8-2
Runs Per Game	6.5
HR	15
ERA	4.25
K/9	8.6

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Red Sox Player Insights

The Red Sox's best power option comes in the form of Rafael Devers and his 23-dinger 73-RBI season, both team highs.
Devers ranks ninth in homers and third in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Devers carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .350 with three doubles, three home runs and four RBI.
Yoshida is hitting .317 to pace his team.
Yoshida ranks 97th in home runs and 46th in RBI on the season.
Justin Turner is batting .291 with 21 doubles, 14 home runs and 35 walks.
Turner has at least one base hit in 12 games in a row. During his last 10 games he is hitting .405 with three doubles, a home run, four walks and 11 RBI.
Alex Verdugo is hitting .286 with 26 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 32 walks.

Red Sox Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Rafael Devers	0.5 (-256)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+360)	0.5 (+130)
Justin Turner	0.5 (-238)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+165)
Alex Verdugo	1.5 (+195)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+180)
Christian Arroyo	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+150)	0.5 (+800)	0.5 (+215)
Jarren Duran	1.5 (+185)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+205)

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 2-8 in those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents are 6-3-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
The Athletics have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	4.4
HR	11
ERA	6.21
K/9	9.7

Athletics Player Insights

Brent Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (16) and runs batted in (44).
Among all hitters in the big leagues, Rooker's home run total is 34th and his RBI tally ranks 75th.
Ryan Noda is batting .224 with 16 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 60 walks.
Among all MLB batters, Noda ranks 119th in home runs and 111th in RBI.
Tony Kemp has seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and 25 walks while batting .203.
Shea Langeliers is hitting .207 with 12 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 20 walks.

Athletics Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Jordan Diaz	0.5 (-196)	1.5 (+145)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+240)
Tony Kemp	0.5 (-185)	0.5 (-185)	0.5 (+1100)	0.5 (+320)
Nick Allen	0.5 (-159)	0.5 (-159)	-	0.5 (+340)
Brent Rooker	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (-145)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+225)
Seth Brown	0.5 (-120)	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+265)

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