Red Sox vs. Athletics Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 8

The Athletics hope to break their nine-game losing run against the Boston Red Sox, at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. Jake Bennett (7-4, 2.90 ERA) gets the start for the Red Sox, who are 64-51 this season and third in the AL East. Gage Jump (4-7, 4.59 ERA) is starting for the Athletics, who are 45-71 and fourth in the AL West.

The Red Sox (-268) are moneyline favorites at home over the Athletics (+231). The total for this contest is set at 9.

Red Sox vs. Athletics Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Saturday, August 8, 2026
• Game time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park
• Favorite: Red Sox (-268)
• Underdog: Athletics (+231)
• Over/under: 9

How to Watch Red Sox vs. Athletics

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1, NESN and NBCS-CA
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Red Sox vs. Athletics: Betting the Moneyline

• The Red Sox have been the moneyline favorite 76 total times this season. They've finished 42-34 in those games.
• The Athletics have been chosen as underdogs in 80 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (36.2%) in those games.
• The Red Sox have played as a favorite of -268 or more once this season and won that game.
• The Athletics have been named as an underdog of +231 or more just one time this season and left with a loss in that game.
• The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 72.8% in this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 30.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Red Sox vs. Athletics: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Red Sox have played in 115 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-60-5).
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 56 of their 116 games with a total this season.
• The Red Sox have covered 51.3% of their games this season, going 59-56-0 against the spread.
• In 116 games with a line this season, the Athletics have a mark of 53-63-0 against the spread.