In today’s video, I break down every MLB game on the Thursday, September 18th, 2025 slate and share my predictions, early leans, and betting picks for moneylines, over/under totals, and MLB player props. If you want access to the research dashboards we show in the video so you have all of the crucial information at your disposal, sign up to become a GBS Dashboard Member! https://guybostonsports.com/membership-levels/ Today’s MLB Plays BookGame DateDayLeagueTypeBetUnit RiskOddsResultNet Units NoVig9/18/2025ThursdayMLBTotalBlue Jays/Rays Over 7.50.33-114Loss-0.33 DraftKings9/18/2025ThursdayMLBNRFIGuardians/Tigers0.33-140Win0.24 DraftKings9/18/2025ThursdayMLBTotalAthletics/Red Sox F5 Under 5.50.5-154Loss-0.50 DraftKings9/18/2025ThursdayMLBPlayer PropMoises Ballesteros Over 0.5 Hits0.25-146Pending ProphetX9/18/2025ThursdayMLBPlayer PropJorge Polanco Over 1.5 H+R+R0.33-130Win0.25 FanDuel9/18/2025ThursdayMLBTotalMarlins/Rockies F3 Under 3.50.33-142Loss-0.33 🔥 Sign…
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As recently as Sept. 2 the Red Sox playoff odds stood as high as 98.2%. At that point the club was six games above the playoff cutline and had just polished off an 11-7 win at Fenway Park over the Cleveland Guardians, who were a game below .500 and by all accounts were out of the hunt. How quickly things can change. Since that night the Red Sox have gone 5-8 in their last 13 games while the Guardians have ripped off an incredible 13-2 run, vaulting themselves right back into the conversation. In the process the Guardians have leapfrogged…
BOSTON (AP) — Brent Rooker homered in a three-run first inning and J.T. Ginn limited Boston to five hits over six innings on Thursday to lead the Athletics to a 5-3 victory over the Red Sox.The A’s started the game with four straight hits, including Rooker’s two-run shot — his 30th of the season. Ginn (4-6) allowed two runs while walking one and striking out three.Hogan Harris pitched two innings for his fourth save.David Hamilton and Trevor Story each hit a solo homer for Boston, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. The Red Sox entered the day…
Jayson Tatum is likely to miss most or all of the Boston Celtics season due to a torn Achilles, but there is some hope that he could return before the playoffs begin next April. If Tautm is going to return to action within the year, he’ll need to ensure he doesn’t have any setbacks while rehabbing, and so far, he is off to a good start. During 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Zolak & Bertrand,” Marc Bertrand shared exciting news on Tatum’s rehab. “The Celtics are very happy with how hard Jayson Tatum has been working at his rehab and his…
Jayson Tatum is still a long way from returning to action for the Boston Celtics. But he seems hell-bent on making his absence as short as possible. Tatum underwent surgery mere hours after rupturing his Achilles tendon on May 12 in the Celtics’ second-round playoff series with the New York Knicks. By early July, he was doing pool workouts. By August, he was out of his walking boot. And what appears to be aiding his recovery is essentially treating it like a full time job. Marc Bertrand and Scott Zolak, the co-hosts of 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Zolak & Bertrand…
The Red Sox have a chance to clinch this week’s series against the Athletics, and Thursday afternoon they’ll give the ball to one of their best arms. Brayan Bello (11-7, 3.25) will take the mound for the series finale, and the Red Sox right-hander is scheduled to face off against A’s righty J.T. Ginn (3-6, 4.69). The Red Sox will go with the same top four in their lineup as in Wednesday’s walk-off win, with Jarren Duran leading off, Trevor Story batting second, Alex Bregman third and Masataka Yoshida cleanup. Entering the day the Red Sox trail the Toronto Blue…
In many respects, doubt can be a powerful source of motivation. Some might fold under the pressure of such. Others use it as fuel for their fire, hungry to prove people wrong. Last week, a motivated Central Catholic team made the trip to Morrissey Boulevard for an anticipated tilt with BC High, and emerged with a decisive 28-7 victory over a perennial Catholic Conference titan. On the South Shore, others felt that Hanover might be too much to handle for a Hingham team hoping to make a statement. In an instant classic, the Harbormen surrendered the lead with 1:35 remaining.…
Did the Boston Red Sox need that, or what? With the team struggling in September, their grasp on the American League Wild Card was slipping. After a back-and-forth contest with the Athletics, the Red Sox found themselves in the tenth inning. To that point, they had already used Justin Wilson, Justin Slaten, Steven Matz, Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman out of the bullpen. With a runner on second base to start the inning, Alex Cora turned to Zack Kelly. The reliever allowed a quick hit to put runners on the corners, but a strikeout and popout later lessened the threat.…
Trevor Story got caught stealing tonight, which is a thing we haven’t said all year. Story wasn’t going to just keep on running unhindered forever, of course; every streak comes to an end. But the fact that it happened tonight is telling, because a lot of our expectations as Red Sox fans were upended tonight:Look, the Red Sox needed to win tonight, and they did. It wasn’t pretty — and it probably didn’t give you the warm and fuzzies when you look ahead to the postseason — but they found a way to win on a night when nearly every…
The Independent School League, as we knew it, no longer exists. Realignment has come to the New England Prep School Athletic Council, and it has split the ISL into two groups. The council has shifted to three classes, A, B and C, and Massachusetts has programs represented in all three, with the ISL having members in B and C. Class A consists of two groups, with Group 1 comprising six Connecticut schools from the Founders Conference and Dexter-Southfield, an independent program based in Brookline. Class A Group 2 consists of the eight members of the Northeast Prep League, including Phillips…