Red Sox-Dodgers Same Game Parlay: Ohtani, Bennett Ks, Freeman and the Run Line for Sunday Night Baseball

Sunday Night Baseball is saving its best matchup of the week for last. The Red Sox roll into Dodger Stadium for the finale of this three-game set at 7:20 p.m. ET, and every reason to watch is stacked on one side of the diamond: Shohei Ohtani is locked in, the Dodgers are chasing a series sweep in front of a national audience, and Boston is sending a legit ace to try to spoil the party. If you’re settling in for this one anyway, there’s a same-game parlay built for exactly this kind of night.

Jake Bennett (6-4, 2.74 ERA) takes the ball for Boston against Los Angeles righty Emmet Sheehan (4-6, 4.81 ERA), and the gap between those two ERAs is basically the whole story of this game. The Dodgers are -160 favorites on the moneyline and -1.5 on the run line at plus money, with the total sitting at a modest 7.5. This is a night to build around the best player on the field and let the rest of the parlay fill in around him.

Leg 1: Ohtani Goes Deep

Start with the obvious one. Ohtani is hitting .293 with a .952 OPS on the year, but the number that matters for tonight is what he’s done lately: 4-for-9 with 4 home runs over his last seven games. That’s not a hot streak, that’s a heater. He’s tied for fifth in the National League with 22 homers despite the down-year batting average by his own standard, and he’s doing his damage against exactly the kind of pitcher Bennett isn’t — Sheehan’s 4.81 ERA and 1.24 WHIP suggest he’s beatable, but Bennett’s job tonight is to keep the ball on the ground and avoid Ohtani’s bat entirely if he can help it. Betting Ohtani to clear one total base is close to a coin-flip proposition most nights; on a heater like this, it’s the anchor leg.

Leg 2: Bennett Racks Up the Strikeouts

Bennett isn’t just here to keep Boston competitive — he’s a legitimate strikeout arm having a genuinely excellent season. A 2.74 ERA on the road against a lineup this deep is no accident, and he’s shown he can miss bats against good competition all year. The Dodgers strike out at a respectable clip even with Ohtani, Freeman, and Betts in the middle of the order, and a lefty who can locate has a real path to five-plus strikeouts through five-plus innings here. This leg pairs nicely with the rest of the card because it doesn’t depend on which team actually wins.

Leg 3: Freddie Freeman Keeps It Going

Freeman is hitting .290 with a .862 OPS and has been one of the most consistent bats in the Dodgers’ lineup all season — 15 homers, 49 RBIs, and a .375 on-base percentage that means he’s reaching base in some form nearly four times every ten trips to the plate. He cooled off over his last week, but zoom out to his last 30 games and it’s a .304 average with 5 homers and 34 hits in 112 at-bats. Betting Freeman to record a hit against a Red Sox pitching staff that’s solid at the top but thinner in the bullpen is the kind of leg that should hit far more nights than it misses.

Leg 4: Dodgers Cover at Home

Close it out with the Dodgers on the run line. Los Angeles is favored for a reason — this is a deeper, more talented roster from top to bottom, and Bennett having a good year doesn’t change the fact that Boston’s lineup has to navigate a Dodgers bullpen and a home crowd that shows up for Ohtani nights. The Dodgers covering -1.5 isn’t a guarantee, but with the way L.A.’s lineup can pile up runs late, laying the extra run and change with the better team at home is a reasonable way to round out the parlay.

The Full Parlay

Stack it up: Ohtani to clear a total base, Bennett to go over his strikeout total, Freeman to record a hit, and the Dodgers to cover -1.5. Every leg has real, verifiable footing in what these two teams have actually been doing, and none of them require a wild coincidence to all land on the same night. Check your same game parlay odds at your book of choice before locking anything in, since combined pricing will vary by sportsbook. If you’re new to stacking legs like this, our MLB betting guide walks through how to think about correlation between legs before you build your own.