For most of the 2025 season, the Boston Red Sox were one of the biggest disappointments and money losers with baseball betting odds. But after visiting President Donald Trump at the Oval Office, the rampaging Red Sox won ten consecutive games before the All-Star break. Now, all of a sudden, the Red Sox are in the thick of the American League East and wild card race. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies are in a neck-and-neck race with the New York Mets for the National League East lead. The Phillies host the Red Sox Tuesday night on TBS.
Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 6:45 p.m. ET |
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| Location: | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| TV Coverage: | TBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Boston Red Sox | +1½ -125 | 8½ -104 | +171 |  |
| Philadelphia Phillies | -1½ +105 | 8½ -116 | -190 | |
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Red Sox at Phillies SBG Betting Odds Analysis
Following their pre-All-Star Game run, the Red Sox went from offshore betting red to black ink. The Red Sox are +272 units on the moneyline and +37 units on the run line. Boston is -336 on the road and is trending slightly under the total.
Despite a strong record and first place status, -234 units with the moneyline. However. Philadelphia is +427 with the run line. The Phillies are a solid +343 units at home and trending under the total.
Boston Red Sox SBG Team Overview
The Boston Red Sox are 53-45 and 47-49-2 under the total. Boston is third in the American League East, three games behind the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays. Late on Boston got the money in 12 of their most recent 14 games. Also, Boston is 21-25 on the road. Boston went under the total in three of its previous five games.
To summarize, Boston ranks 5th for run production, OPS, and stolen bases. The Red Sox rank 12th for earned run average and 6th for quality starts. Of great concern is that Boston ranks 29th for the fewest errors committed. Boston ranks 13th for bullpen earned run average.
Namely, Alex Bregman has proven to be a quality offseason addition. Bregman has produced 32 runs, 18 doubles, 11 home runs, 35 runs batted in, and a .926 OPS.
Philadelphia Phillies SBG Team Overview
First place in the National League East belongs to the Phillies. Philadelphia is 55-41 and 40-53-3 under the total. The Phillies are 30-16 at Citizens Bank Park. Correlate that the Phillies lost four of their most recent six games. Six of their last eight games went under the total,
Philadelphia ranks 12th for run production and 11th for OPS. The Phillies rank 8th for earned run average and 1st for quality starts. Of major concern is that Philadelphia ranks 26th for bullpen earned run average. By contrast, the Phillies rank 4th for fewest errors committed.
Red Sox at Phillies SBG Free Pick
In sum, the Red Sox went 8- 5 in eight of their last 13 games with the Phillies. Philadelphia and Boston went under the total in only three of their most recent ten matchups.
Overall, in the series between the Phillies and Red Sox, Boston got the MLB odds cash in 13 of the most recent 20 meetings at Philadelphia. Only five of the previous 15 games between the Red Sox and Phillies at Citizens Bank Park went over the total.
In this situation, Boston offers more value as the quality road team in good form.
Red Sox at Phillies SBG Best Bet: Boston Red Sox.