Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, July 31, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+132) Los Angeles (-160)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (68-40) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (56-51) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at +132 while Los Angeles is at -160. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Ranger Suarez and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Boston has a slugging rate of .393 and have struck out 883 times, while taking a walk on 323 occasions. They have earned 431 runs batted in and 870 hits so far this year, while their team batting average is .244. The Red Sox have accounted for 188 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 102 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 449 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are recording 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 22nd in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 109 long balls in addition to 400 runs in total (1st in MLB). Boston has allowed 860 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 373 earned runs. The Red Sox hold a team ERA of 3.54 on the season (3rd in MLB), and they have struck out 915 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 301 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.76 as a team this year.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 84 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 67 holds over the course of the season (8th in the league). The Red Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 75.0% and have come into the game in 109 save situations. They have tallied 30 saves this year and have blown 10 out of their 40 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 base runners this season and 30.0% of them crossing the plate. The Red Sox have dispatched 332 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Red Sox have turned 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,544 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 14th in professional baseball. The Boston Red Sox have a total of 2,848 putouts for the season, as well as 914 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which is 11th in the majors, and have a total of 72 double plays.

Suarez (57-40 career record) holds a FIP of 3.29 while he has faced 3,588 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 812 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 266 free passes. His ERA is 3.34 (318 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.258. Suarez has pitched in 857 innings and has earned 808 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

Los Angeles has a total of 139 home runs on the season as well as 522 RBIs. They have notched 184 two-baggers, while walking 419 times as well as putting up 556 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated an OBP of .341 and a batting average of .262 on the year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .433 and they tally 5.15 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 851 occasions (25th in MLB) and have totaled 952 hits.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.135 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.91 as a unit this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.10 (966 strikeouts vs 324 free passes). They are sitting at 1st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 759. They have allowed 123 homers and they relinquish 3.77 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have yielded 400 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.59 (381 earned runs conceded).

With 112 save situations, the Dodgers have 69 holds and 12 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 42 save chances and they have earned 30 saves. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.9% out of their 111 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 101 times in high leverage situations and on 69 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 342 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 63 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in MLB). The Dodgers have accrued 894 assists, 38 errors and have earned 2,863 putouts during this campaign. In their 8,589 innings on the field, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 73.1% (1st in the majors).

Yamamoto (30-16 mark in his career) has a 2.69 ERA while surrendering 6.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.89 and he has faced 1,533 batters in his career. He has allowed 116 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.991 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. So far in his career, Yamamoto has conceded 276 hits while he has tallied 424 punch outs in 388 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-160)

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