betting consensus
- Total: o8.5 -102 Red Sox vs Astros u8.5 -120
- Money Line: -102 Red Sox vs Astros -116
- Watch: MLBtv / Daikin Park, Houston, TX, Aug 12, 2025 8:10 PM EDT
- Pitching: May vs Arrighetti
The betting market is nearly split, but Houston is drawing a slight edge with 56% of the public action on the -116 moneyline against Boston. The total sits at 8.5, juiced to the Under at -120, signaling respect for the starting arms.
Tanner Houck’s replacement, Bryan May, will toe the rubber for Boston, facing Houston’s Ronel Arrighetti in a matchup that could play tighter than the raw power of these lineups suggests. Both clubs enter with respectable recent form, but Houston’s home-field edge and lineup depth make them the slight favorite.
With a near-even moneyline split and shaded Under, expect a chess match where one big swing could decide it. Sharps may eye value in the Under despite potent bats.
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Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox total u8.5 -120 almost split in half by 56% of the betting public. |
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