Padres vs. Red Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 8
08 August 2025
The San Diego Padres host the Boston Red Sox to start a three-game series at PETCO Park, with first pitch at 9:40 p.m. ET on Friday. Nick Pivetta (11-3, 2.73 ERA) gets the start for the Padres, who are 64-51 this season and second in the NL West. Walker Buehler (6-6, 5.74 ERA) is the expected starter for the Red Sox, who are 64-52 and second in the AL East.
The Padres (-170) are moneyline favorites at home over the Red Sox (+142). The game's over/under is set at 8.
Padres vs. Red Sox Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Friday, August 8, 2025
- Game time: 9:40 p.m. ET
- Location: San Diego, California
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- Favorite: Padres (-170)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+142)
- Over/under: 8
How to Watch Padres vs. Red Sox
- TV Channel: MLB.TV - Boston Red Sox
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres vs. Red Sox: Betting the Moneyline
- The Padres have been the moneyline favorite 62 total times this season. They've gone 37-25 in those games.
- Boston has come away with 20 wins in the 42 contests it has been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- San Diego has a record of 11-6 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -170 on the moneyline.
- This season, the Red Sox have come away with a win four times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +142 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 63% in this contest.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 41.3% chance of walking away with the win.
Padres vs. Red Sox: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Padres have played in 115 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 46 times (46-64-5).
- So far this season, Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 55 of its 115 games with a total.
- The Padres have covered 54.8% of their games this season, going 63-52-0 ATS.
- The Red Sox are 62-53-0 against the spread in their 115 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
