Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 9/8/2025 Today’s MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction for this MLB game on Monday, September 8th at the Sutter Health Park in the opening game of this series. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.

Athletics Preview

The Athletics have a 66-78 record this season and are sitting on the last place of the AL West. The Athletics have a 29-40 home record and are 73-65 in over/under. They are coming off a 3-4 road defeat by the Angels, that ended their two-game winning streak. They are playing the Red Sox and the Reds next.

The Athletics have a .255 batting average this season, .321 OBP and .436 Slugging percentage. Athletics’ pitching staff has a 4.79 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 151 hits, while Jacob Wilson is the team’s best hitter with a .315 batting average. Tyler Soderstrom adds a team-high 86 RBI, while Shea Langeliers adds a team-high 29 home runs. 

Luis Morales (R) is the projected starter for the Athletics, and he has a 3-0 record, 1.59 ERA, and 0.99 WHIP. 

Boston Red Sox Preview

The Boston Red Sox have a 79-65 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the AL East. The Red Sox have a 35-37 road record and are 71-70 in over/under. They are coming off a 7-4 road victory over the Dbacks, that ended their three-game losing streak. They are 6-2 to the over in their last 8 games and are playing the Athletics and the Yankees next.

The Red Sox have a .254 batting average this season, .324 OBP and .424 slugging percentage. Boston’s pitching staff has a 3.78 ERA and 1.29 WHIP.  Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with 142 hits, while Trevor Story is the team’s best hitter, with a .262 batting average. He also leads the team in RBI, with 89, adding a team-high 23 home runs.

Garrett Crochet (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Red Sox, and he has a 14-5 record, 2.67 ERA and 1.08 WHIP.

Boston Red Sox @ Athletics Betting Trends: September 8, 2025

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Luis Morales      Record this season: 3-0      ERA: 1.59
• Home Record: 2-0
• Last 5 against Red Sox: –

Why the Athletics will win

• The underdogs have won each of the Athletics’ last six games.
• The Red Sox have lost each of their last seven night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Athletics’ last six games.
• The Red Sox have lost the first inning in three of their last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
• The Red Sox have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven Monday games as road favorites.
• The Red Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games.

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Garrett Crochet      Record this season: 14-5      ERA: 2.67
• Road Record: 10-2
• Last 5 against Athletics: 1-1

Why the Boston Red Sox will win

• The Red Sox have won each of their last six road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have lost each of their last three home games.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last three home games.
• The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
• The Red Sox have won the first inning in four of their last five night games against the Athletics.
• The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in eight of their last nine Monday home games.

Total Runs Facts

• Eight of the Athletics’ last nine games as underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Each of the Red Sox’s last four road games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last four games against American League opponents.
• The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in four of the Red Sox’s last five games against American League opponents.

Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last six home games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
• JJ Bleday has hit at least one home run in each of the Athletics’ last three games as underdogs.
• Brent Rooker has recorded a Double in three of the Athletics’ last four night games against opponents that held a winning record.
• Jacob Wilson ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.315) this season.

Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts

• Alex Bregman has hit a home run in each of the Red Sox’s last two games as favorites against AL West opponents.
• Jarren Duran has recorded at least one Double in each of the Red Sox’s last four night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Alex Bregman has recorded at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 road appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Garrett Crochet ranks 2nd in the league for total Strikeouts (218) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Athletics rank 2nd in the league for doubles this season (265).
• The Athletics rank 29th in the league for home runs allowed this season (201).
• The Red Sox rank 1st in the league for doubles this season (289).
• The Red Sox rank 5th in the league for hits this season (1254).

Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction

The Red Sox are 5-1 in their last 6 head-to-head meetings against the A’s, having won their last three visits in Oakland. Under is 3-1 in their last 4 meetings.

In this Red Sox vs Athletics Prediction, the Red Sox are coming as -180 road favorites. With Crochet on the mound, the Red Sox are the absolute favorites for the win, but Crochet is coming off his worst start of the season, having given up 7 runs to the Guardians. On the flip side, Morales has been excellent for the Athletics, as he has one run one less in all but one of his six starts this season, with the A’s having a 5-1 record in that span. He has also been better at home, with a 1.29 home ERA. I expect Crochet to bounce back and Morales to keep the Boston bats in check, so expect a low-scoring affair. Take the under 8.5 runs in this one.