Red Sox vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 16, 2024

Thursday’s matchup between the Boston Red Sox (22-21) and Tampa Bay Rays (22-22) could go either way, as oddsmakers have declared the game a pick ’em (both teams are even on the moneyline). Action gets underway from Fenway Park at 7:10 PM ET, live on BSSUN). Boston’s Cooper Criswell gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Zack Littell.

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

Red Sox vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-110)
• Underdog: Rays (-110)
• Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have come away with 12 wins in the 20 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious 12 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rays have won six of the 13 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (46.2%).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -110 or longer, Tampa Bay has a 6-7 record (winning 46.2% of its games).
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.4% in this contest.

Red Sox vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with one home run, 16 RBI and a batting average of .263 this season.
• Duran ranks 269th in MLB in home runs, and 112th in RBI.
• Tyler O’Neill is slugging .554 this season, with a team-best 10 homers while driving in 16 runs.
• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with eight home runs and 23 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .302.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes’ home run total puts him 29th, and his RBI total ranks 45th.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .253 with nine doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.

Red Sox vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
• The Red Sox have the first-best ERA (2.74) in the majors this season.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.103 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Rays pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.32 team ERA ranks 22nd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.275).