The Sox return home after losing two of three in Houston despite outscoring the Astros 21-12 over the three games. The Marlins lost two of three in Cleveland earlier this week including 9-4 Thursday evening. Edward Cabrera was rocked by the Guardians allowing five runs in just 5.1 innings.

The Miami Marlins (58-63) face the Boston Red Sox (66-56) in the opener of a 3-game set Friday. First pitch from Fenway Park in Boston is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Marlins vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Righthander Lucas Giolito will be looking to rebound from a poor performance in his last outing when he takes the mound Friday vs. the Marlins. Giolito was 7-1 with a 2.03 ERA in his previous 10 starts, but was roughed up by the Padres on Saturday and at one point walked four consecutive batters, two of which forced in runs.

The rest of the 2025 season quite obviously comes first, but you'd forgive the Boston Red Sox if they're already sweating Alex Bregman's impending free agency. Signing Bregman was a huge win for the Red Sox,

Bowden linking the Tigers to Bregman as a free agent destination isn't surprising, as when trade rumors were flying around in June regarding Bregman, Detroit was one of the top teams that could land the superstar third baseman.

The Boston Red Sox signed Alex Bregman last offseason. The decision has paid off, but they may have to bid for his services again this winter.

Hunter Brown pitched into the seventh inning and the Josh Hader-less bullpen held it down to make it three straight series wins for the Astros.

Hunter Brown allowed only a run in 6 2/3 innings for his 10th victory, Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz homered and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night