Writer’s Reply To Red Sox Title Odds Will Make Boston Fans Smile

The Boston Red Sox surely believe within their clubhouse that they can win the 2025 World Series. Boston has a ton of talent on their roster, even without Roman Anthony in the lineup, and the postseason is going to be anyone’s territory for the taking. Of course, in the modern world of sports betting and endless speculation, plenty of people are doubting the Red Sox when it comes to bagging the franchise’s tenth World Series trophy this fall.

In looking at new odds released by DraftKings, Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller talked about the Red Sox on Thursday in a way that pretty much defied what the odds communicated, which amounted to a 9.4 percent chance for Boston to win it all.

“It’s honestly a bit comical that the Red Sox have the worst World Series odds of the 12 teams likely to make the playoffs,” Miller wrote.

Miller also talked about the importance of the upcoming series between Boston and the New York Yankees, as well as other crucial details about the Red Sox and their chances.

“This weekend’s Yankees-Red Sox series (in Boston) is positively massive,” Miller wrote. “The loathed rivals entered Wednesday tied for second place in the AL East standings, just 3.0 games behind the Blue Jays. Sweep that three-game set and Boston—which also has a series in Toronto later this month—has a decent shot at securing the AL’s No. 1 seed. That would mean home-field advantage in the ALDS against (most likely) the winner of a Blue Jays-Yankees wild-card series.”

“Get swept by the Yankees, though, and Boston would instead be left facing an extremely uphill climb to anything better than the No. 5 seed,” Miller continued. “To be sure, though, “road team in the Wild Card Round” hasn’t exactly been a death sentence in the three-year era of the 12-team postseason. In fact, the road team has won eight of those 12 wild-card series, with five of those eight winners also advancing to the ALCS/NLCS. And at 40-21 (including a 19-12 road record) since June 30, there’s little reason to assume the red-hot Red Sox couldn’t take two of three in New York or Toronto to open the postseason, if necessary.”

“The Red Sox boast a formidable starting trio—Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello, and Lucas Giolito—for the postseason,” Miller added. “Their bullpen is anchored by Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman, who together have allowed just three earned runs over 48.1 innings since late June. They’re also fourth in the majors in runs scored and could get quite the end-of-season boost on offense if and when both Wilyer Abreu and Roman Anthony return from the IL.”

Giolito is scheduled to be on the mound when the Red Sox-Yankees series begins on Friday at Fenway Park.