Pirates vs. Red Sox prediction: Boston favored to win Saturday's MLB matchup [8/30/2025]

The Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates are scheduled to meet in MLB action at Fenway Park on Saturday, starting at 4:10PM ET.

The Red Sox will have Dustin May (7-10, 4.79 ERA) as their starting pitcher, up against Johan Oviedo (1-0, 3.60 ERA) for the Pirates.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced MLB model predicts the Red Sox as the most likely winner of today's game.

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Red Sox vs. Pirates prediction: Who will win, cover the run line?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's MLB matchup between the Pirates and Red Sox 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives the Red Sox a 61% chance of beating the Pirates.

According to our model, the Pirates (+1.5) have a 58% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has a 52% chance of staying under.

Pirates vs. Red Sox odds [8/30/2025]

We have sourced the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Pirates	Red Sox
Run Line	+1.5 (-126)	-1.5 (+120)
Moneyline	+158	-175
Total	o9 (-110)	u9 (-109)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Pirates vs. Red Sox picks and best bets

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Pirates vs. Red Sox game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's MLB game between the Red Sox and Pirates at Fenway Park is scheduled to start at 4:10PM ET.

• Who: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Red Sox
• Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
• Time: 4:10PM ET/1:10PM PT
• Venue: Fenway Park

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Conclusion

We predict the Red Sox, with a 61% win probability, will likely beat the Pirates on Saturday.

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