Pirates vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 22, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (36-39) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-107) in Saturday’s contest versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (36-38). The game starts at 4:05 PM ET on BSSUN. The Rays are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +157 odds. Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Zach Eflin.

Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Pirates vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-113)
• Underdog: Rays (-107)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been chosen as favorites in 30 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (46.7%) in those games.
• This year Pittsburgh has won 13 of 28 games when listed as at least -113 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 53.1% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rays have been the moneyline underdog 30 total times this season. They’ve gone 13-17 in those games.
• Tampa Bay is 13-17 (winning 43.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -107 or longer.
• The Rays have a 51.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Pirates vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.271), home runs (10) and runs batted in (40) this season.
• Of all batters in MLB, Reynolds’ home run total places him 55th and his RBI tally ranks him 36th.
• Connor Joe is batting .246 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .405 this season.
• Isaac Paredes has a team-best batting average of .287, and leads the Rays in home runs (11) and runs batted in (39).
• Paredes’ home run total ranks 42nd in MLB, and he is 42nd in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz has 14 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 27 walks while hitting .264.

Pirates vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
• The Pirates have the 14th-ranked ERA (3.91) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.273 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The Rays pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.44 team ERA ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.288).