Rays vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 14, 2024

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Rays vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Probable Starters 7/14/2024

Data Skrive:

The Tampa Bay Rays (47-48) host the Cleveland Guardians (58-36) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Rays are favored (-125) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:40 PM ET from Tropicana Field. Ryan Pepiot will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Cleveland will counter with Ben Lively.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Money Line

Rays to win vs Guardians -125

Bet $20, Payout $36.00

Rays vs. Guardians Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-125)
  • Underdog: Guardians (+105)
  • Over/under: 8

Rays vs. Guardians Betting Insights

  • The Rays have come away with 26 wins in the 51 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • Tampa Bay has a record of 20-14 when favored by -125 or more this year.
  • The Rays have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
  • The Guardians have been the underdog on the moneyline 29 total times this season. They’ve gone 15-14 in those games.
  • In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer, Cleveland has a 9-11 record (winning 45% of its games).
  • The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 48.8% in this contest.

Rays vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

  • Isaac Paredes is batting .264 this season with a team-high 15 home runs and 50 RBI.
  • Paredes’ home runs put him 39th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 40th in RBI.
  • Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .276 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
  • Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 23 home runs and 77 runs batted in.
  • Ramirez’s home run total ranks fifth in the big leagues, and he is second in RBI.
  • Josh Naylor is batting .248 with 16 doubles, 22 home runs and 36 walks.

Rays vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

  • The Rays average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
  • The Rays have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.25) in the majors this season.
  • The Rays rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.261 WHIP this season.
  • The nine strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Guardians pitching staff ranks third in MLB.
  • Cleveland has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.73).
  • The Guardians have the ninth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.227).