Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 22, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (25-24) and Boston Red Sox (24-24) meet Wednesday at Tropicana Field, with first pitch at 6:50 PM ET on NESN. The Rays are -120 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Red Sox are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +168 odds. Ryan Pepiot takes the mound for Tampa Bay while Brayan Bello is Boston’s starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-120)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+102)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Rays have been favorites in 30 games this season and have come away with the win 14 times (46.7%) in those contests.
• This season Tampa Bay has come away with a win 12 times in 24 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 54.5% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Red Sox have compiled an 11-13 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 45.8% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer, Boston has a 6-10 record (winning only 37.5% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Red Sox a 49.5% chance to win.

Rays vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes is batting .303 with nine home runs and 26 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Of all batters in baseball, Paredes’ home run total places him 22nd and his RBI tally places him 40th.
• Yandy Diaz has 50 hits and an OBP of .327 to go with a slugging percentage of .352 this season.
• Jarren Duran is batting .270 with 13 doubles, eight triples, two home runs and 18 walks.
• Duran’s home run total ranks 216th in MLB, and he is 102nd in RBI.
• Rafael Devers’ .284 batting average is a team-high mark.

Rays vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Rays have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Rays have pitched to a 4.31 ERA this season, which ranks 19th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of 1.247 as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
• Boston has a 2.97 team ERA that ranks second across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Red Sox have the third-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.130).