Dodgers vs. Red Sox: LA favored to open battle vs. Boston

Kyle Madson

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July hasn't been kind to the Dodgers. They're 4-8 in the month and they've been outscored by 31 runs in their 12 games. They also went into the All-Star break losing six of their last seven. It's been ugly, but Los Angeles is favored to bounce back after the break when the host the Red Sox on Friday night. 

Here's what the odds look like on DraftKings Sportsbook: 

Run line

Red Sox +1.5: -198
Dodgers -1.5: +164

Moneyline

Red Sox: +105
Dodgers: -125

Total

Over 8.5 runs: -102
Under 8.5 runs: -118

Prediction

This is a Dodgers club that desperately needed the All-Star break. They still need to get healthy, to be sure, but they were scuffling badly. Even with their myriad of injury problems this is still one of the best teams in baseball and they've been able to show it at various points this season. 

Expect a strong post-break start from Gavin Stone in a low-scoring Dodgers victory/ 

Dodgers 4, Red Sox 3

Kyle Madson

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Kyle Madson neither likes writing about himself nor writing in the third person. Nevertheless, he persists. While Kyle has spent most of his writing career covering the NFL’s Tennessee Titans and San Francisco 49ers, he’s never lost the love of baseball that has resided in the deepest recesses of his soul since he began playing T-ball at 4 years old (no matter how hard John Fisher has tried). Aside from writing, Kyle also hosts a radio show, the Insiders, with James Ham on ESPN 1320 in Sacramento. When he’s not being a sports dork, Kyle loves being a normal dork and traveling, visiting museums, diving further into K-Pop fandom (#SKZ) and hanging out with his wife and cats. Don’t follow him on Twitter or Instagram at @KyleAMadson.