Red Sox vs. Marlins Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 16, 2025

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The Miami Marlins (58-64) will look to Xavier Edwards, who is riding a 10-game hitting streak, when they face the Boston Red Sox (67-56). The Red Sox are the moneyline favorite (-181) in this contest with the Marlins (+150), which starts at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday at Fenway Park. Brayan Bello gets the starting nod for Boston, and Cal Quantrill is Miami’s choice to start.

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Red Sox to win vs Marlins -181

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Red Sox vs. Marlins betting lines

  • Favorite: Red Sox (-181)
  • Underdog: Marlins (+150)
  • Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • The Red Sox have a 43-29 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 59.7% of those games).
  • Boston has a 10-4 record (winning 71.4% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -181 or shorter.
  • The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.4% in this matchup.
  • Boston has played in 122 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 60 times (60-58-4).
  • The Red Sox have covered 53.3% of their games this season, going 65-57-0 ATS.

Red Sox hitting info

  • Jarren Duran paces the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .261.
  • In MLB action, Duran ranks 127th in home runs and 45th in RBI.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .257 with 24 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 20 walks.
  • Among all MLB batters, Rafaela ranks 101st in homers and 95th in RBI.
  • Trevor Story has accumulated a team-best 76 runs batted in.
  • Story enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with a double and three RBIs.
  • Alex Bregman is hitting .299 with 23 doubles, 16 home runs and 32 walks.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 20th in the majors.
  • Boston’s 3.73 team ERA ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.302).
  • The Red Sox give up the seventh-fewest home runs in baseball (123 total, one per game).
  • Boston took down the Marlins 2-1 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Marlins betting info

  • This season, the Marlins have been the underdog 103 times and won 49, or 47.6%, of those games.
  • Miami has a record of 12-17, a 41.4% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +150 or more by sportsbooks this season.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 40% chance of a victory for the Marlins.
  • Miami’s games have gone over the total in 56 of its 122 chances.
  • The Marlins are 73-49-0 against the spread in their 122 chances this season.

Marlins hitting info

  • Kyle Stowers leads Miami in home runs (25) and runs batted in (73) this season while batting .288.
  • Stowers’ home run total ranks 15th in the big leagues, and he is 20th in RBI.
  • Stowers enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with three doubles, four walks and two RBIs.
  • Edwards is batting .304 to lead Miami this season.
  • Edwards ranks 363rd among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 202nd in RBI.
  • Edwards brings a 10-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .435 with two doubles, a triple, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
  • Otto Lopez has 96 hits this season and a slash line of .241/.311/.364.
  • Lopez heads into this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .143 with a double and a walk.
  • Agustin Ramirez is batting .234 with an OBP of .284 and a slugging percentage of .434 this season.

Marlins pitching rankings

  • The Marlins have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the big leagues.
  • Miami pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.54 ERA this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
  • The Marlins rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.301 WHIP this season.
  • With 134 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 13th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Last time out, Miami fell to the Red Sox 2-1. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and three hits allowed.
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