Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for Aug. 9

Odds updated as of 2:11 a.m.

On Sunday in MLB, the Boston Red Sox are playing the Athletics.

All the info you need to make smart bets on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook can be found below. Check out all of the latest MLB betting lines here.

Red Sox vs Athletics Game Info

• Boston Red Sox (64-52) vs. Athletics (46-71)
• Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026
• Time: 1:35 p.m. ET
• Venue: Fenway Park -- Boston, Massachusetts
• Coverage: NESN and NBCS-CA

Red Sox vs Athletics Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: BOS: (-225) | OAK: (+205)
• Spread: BOS: -1.5 (-115) | OAK: +1.5 (-102)
• Total: 10.5 -- Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Red Sox vs Athletics Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Patrick Sandoval (Red Sox) - 1-0, 3.38 ERA vs J.T. Ginn (Athletics) - 8-6, 3.51 ERA

The Red Sox will give the ball to Patrick Sandoval (1-0, 3.38 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 2 on the season, and the Athletics will turn to J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.51 ERA). When Sandoval starts, his team is 3-1-0 against the spread this season. Sandoval has started three games with his team as the moneyline favorite and won each of them. The Athletics have gone 13-7-0 against the spread when Ginn starts. The Athletics have an 8-5 record in Ginn's 13 starts this season when they were the moneyline underdog.

Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Red Sox win (64.9%)

Red Sox vs Athletics Moneyline

• The Red Sox vs Athletics moneyline has the Red Sox as a -225 favorite, while the Athletics are a +205 underdog on the road.

Red Sox vs Athletics Spread

• The Red Sox are 1.5-run favorites on the runline against the Athletics. The Red Sox are -115 to cover, while the Athletics are -102 to cover.

Red Sox vs Athletics Over/Under

• The over/under for Red Sox-Athletics on Aug. 9 is 10.5. The over is -105, and the under is -115.

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Red Sox vs Athletics Betting Trends

• The Red Sox have been victorious in 41, or 53.9%, of the 76 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• The Red Sox have been listed as a favorite of -225 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• The Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 114 games with a total this season.
• The Red Sox are 57-57-0 against the spread in their 114 games that had a posted line this season.
• The Athletics have won 37.5% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (30-50).
• The Athletics have played as a moneyline underdog of +205 or longer in only two games this season, which they split 1-1.
• The Athletics have played in 117 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-57-2).
• The Athletics have covered 46.2% of their games this season, going 54-63-0 against the spread.

Red Sox Player Leaders

• Wilyer Abreu has 23 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 49 walks while batting .256. He has an on-base percentage of .331 and a slugging percentage of .462.
• Among all qualified hitters in the majors, he is 71st in batting average, 77th in on-base percentage, and 38th in slugging.
• Abreu will look for his sixth straight game with a hit in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .500 with a double, four home runs, five walks and nine RBIs.
• Ceddanne Rafaela leads Boston in slugging percentage (.468) thanks to 46 extra-base hits. He's batting .288 with an on-base percentage of .328.
• He ranks 15th in batting average, 79th in on-base percentage and 35th in slugging in MLB.
• Rafaela enters this game looking to extend his three-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is batting .261 with a double, a walk and three RBIs.
• Willson Contreras leads Boston with 105 hits and an OBP of .393 this season.
• Contreras has picked up a hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with a walk and three RBIs.
• Caleb Durbin has 11 home runs, 54 RBI and a batting average of .251 this season.
• Durbin has hit safely in six straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .368 with three doubles, a home run, six walks and 10 RBIs.

Athletics Player Leaders

• Tyler Soderstrom is batting .245 with 25 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 52 walks. He's slugging .472 with an on-base percentage of .340.
• Including all qualifying hitters in MLB, his batting average places him 88th, his on-base percentage is 57th, and he is 30th in slugging.
• Soderstrom heads into this game on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is hitting .211 with three doubles, two home runs, four walks and four RBIs.
• Jacob Wilson has 15 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 12 walks while batting .270. He's slugging .395 with an on-base percentage of .301.
• Jeff McNeil has 13 doubles, four home runs and 24 walks while hitting .250.
• Carlos Cortes is hitting .260 with 12 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 24 walks.

Red Sox vs Athletics Head to Head

• 8/8/2026: 7-3 OAK (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -250, Underdog Moneyline: +230)
• 8/7/2026: 13-1 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -270, Underdog Moneyline: +240)
• 7/30/2026: 5-4 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10, Favorite Moneyline: -190, Underdog Moneyline: +160)
• 7/29/2026: 4-2 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10.5, Favorite Moneyline: -154, Underdog Moneyline: +130)
• 7/28/2026: 4-3 OAK (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10, Favorite Moneyline: -146, Underdog Moneyline: +124)
• 7/27/2026: 4-2 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -186, Underdog Moneyline: +156)
• 9/18/2025: 5-3 OAK (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -148, Underdog Moneyline: +126)
• 9/17/2025: 5-4 BOS (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -166, Underdog Moneyline: +140)
• 9/16/2025: 2-1 OAK (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -162, Underdog Moneyline: +136)
• 9/10/2025: 5-4 OAK (Favorite: Red Sox, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)

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