Its Friday, August 15 and the Marlins (58-63) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (66-56).
Sandy Alcantara is slated to take the mound for Miami against Lucas Giolito for Boston.
The Sox return home after losing two of three in Houston despite outscoring the Astros 21-12 over the three games. The Marlins lost two of three in Cleveland earlier this week including 9-4 Thursday evening. Edward Cabrera was rocked by the Guardians allowing five runs in just 5.1 innings.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Marlins at Red Sox
- Date: Friday, August 15, 2025
- Time: 7:10PM EST
- Site: Fenway Park
- City: Boston, MA
- Network/Streaming: FDSNFL, NESN
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Odds for the Marlins at the Red Sox
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Marlins (+140), Red Sox (-168)
- Spread: Red Sox -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Marlins at Red Sox
- Pitching matchup for August 15, 2025: Sandy Alcantara vs. Lucas Giolito
- Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (6-11, 6.55 ERA)
Last outing: August 9 at Atlanta – 9.00 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 4 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts - Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (8-2, 3.77 ERA)
Last outing: August 9 at San Diego – 7.71 ERA, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 6 Walks, and 1 Strikeouts
- Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (6-11, 6.55 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Marlins at Red Sox
- The Marlins have won 3 straight games at the Red Sox
- The Red Sox’s last 3 games against the Marlins have gone over the Total
- The Red Sox are up 3.33 units on the Run Line in their last 5 at home
- Trevor Story was 3-13 against Houston
- Wilyer Abreu was 4-11 against Houston
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Marlins and the Red Sox
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Marlins and the Red Sox:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Miami Marlins at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.
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