MLB odds, lines, picks: Advanced computer model includes the Dodgers in parlay for Friday, Aug. 25 that would pay almost 5-1

Mookie Betts returns to Fenway Park for the first time since he was traded to Los Angeles when the Dodgers and Boston Red Sox begin a three-game series on Friday in Boston. Betts played six seasons for Boston (2014-19), helping the Red Sox win the World Series in 2018. In February 2020 Boston traded Betts to Los Angeles, which won the World Series during that pandemic-affected season. 

On Friday, Los Angeles is a -128 favorite in the latest Dodgers vs. Red Sox odds, while Boston is a +109 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 10. The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule for Friday. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our MLB odds page.)

Before making any MLB picks or parlays, be sure to see the predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB money-line picks (+357) over the past two seasons. It entered Week 22 of the 2023 MLB season 65-53 on all top-rated MLB picks this season and has excelled on top-rated run-line picks, going 14-4 (+640). Anybody following has seen big returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on the MLB schedule for Friday and has generated a three-leg parlay that would pay almost 5-1! The parlay doesn't start until 6:40 p.m. ET, giving you plenty of time to make your MLB picks.

We can tell you that one of the picks is the Dodgers (-128) to beat the Red Sox. But the model has two other picks, including a play on a National League team! You ABSOLUTELY need to see them before locking in any MLB picks of your own.