Data Skrive:
The Tampa Bay Rays (27-29) are -143 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Oakland Athletics (23-34) Thursday at 1:10 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Athletics are listed with +121 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Shawn Armstrong will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Oakland will counter with Ross Stripling.
Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $33.99
Rays to win vs Athletics -143
Rays vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rays (-143)
- Underdog: Athletics (+121)
- Over/under: 8
Rays vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Rays have come away with 16 wins in the 35 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 8-9 when favored by -143 or more this year.
- The Rays have an implied victory probability of 58.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Athletics have been the underdog on the moneyline 48 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-32 in those games.
- Oakland has a record of 11-24 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +121 or longer (31.4%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 45.2%.
Rays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Isaac Paredes is batting .296 with nine home runs and 30 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
- Paredes is 32nd in home runs and 37th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Yandy Diaz has 53 hits and an OBP of .314 to go with a slugging percentage of .347 this season.
- JJ Bleday is batting .242 with 15 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 23 walks.
- Bleday’s home run total ranks 48th in the big leagues, and he is 105th in RBI.
- Brent Rooker has hit 11 home runs with 34 RBI. Both pace his team.
Rays vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Rays have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 12th in the majors.
- The Rays have pitched to a 4.26 ERA this season, which ranks 22nd in baseball.
- The Rays rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.249 WHIP this season.
- The 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors.
- Oakland has the 24th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.29).
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.324).