Braves vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 16, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (33-38 look to avoid the sweep when they visit the Atlanta Braves (38-30) in the final game of a three-game set. Bookmakers have listed the Braves as -120 favorites, while the Rays are +100 underdogs to pick up a win. Atlanta’s Hurston Waldrep and Tampa Bay’s Zach Eflin have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-120)
• Underdog: Rays (+100)
• Over/under: 9.5

Braves vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Braves have come away with 36 wins in the 61 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Atlanta has a record of 34-25 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -120 or more on the moneyline.
• The Braves have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Rays have been the moneyline underdog 26 total times this season. They’ve gone 10-16 in those games.
• Tampa Bay is 5-12 (winning only 29.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 50% in this matchup.

Braves vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in batting average (.327), home runs (20) and runs batted in (62) this season.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Ozuna is third in home runs and second in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 64 hits this season and has an OBP of .325. He’s slugging .398 on the year.
• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with 10 home runs and 38 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .286.
• Paredes’ home run total ranks 47th in MLB, and he is 36th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .259 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 27 walks.

Braves vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Braves have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
• The Braves have the eighth-best ERA (3.66) in the majors this season.
• Braves pitchers have a 1.230 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks 12th in the majors.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.42 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.280).