Guardians vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 15, 2024

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Guardians vs. Rays Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/15/2024

Data Skrive:

The Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays (73-75) on Sunday. The game begins at 1:40 p.m. ET on BSSUN, with the Guardians listed as -136 favorites on the moneyline. Ben Lively gets the starting nod for Cleveland while Taj Bradley is Tampa Bay’s starter for the contest.

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

Odds to Win

Guardians to win vs Rays -136

Bet $20, Payout $34.71

Guardians vs. Rays Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Guardians (-136)
  • Underdog: Rays (+115)
  • Over/under: 8

Guardians vs. Rays Betting Insights

  • The Guardians have come away with 60 wins in the 92 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • This season Cleveland has been victorious 29 times in 49 chances when named as a favorite of at least -136 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 57.6% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Rays have been the moneyline underdog 79 total times this season. They’ve gone 36-43 in those games.
  • Tampa Bay is 15-23 (winning only 39.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +115 or longer.
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 46.5% chance to win.

Guardians vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

  • Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 34 and runs batted in with 106.
  • Ramirez’s home runs put him ninth in baseball, and he ranks second in RBI.
  • Josh Naylor has 125 hits and an OBP of .321 to go with a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
  • Yandy Diaz has put up a team-high batting average of .284 and leads the Rays in runs batted in (65).
  • Among all hitters in the majors, Diaz’s home run total puts him 128th, and his RBI total ranks 72nd.
  • Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs are a team-high mark.

Guardians vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

  • The Guardians strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
  • The Guardians have the sixth-best ERA (3.76) in the majors this season.
  • Guardians pitchers have a 1.210 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
  • The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks 13th in MLB.
  • Tampa Bay’s 3.88 team ERA ranks 11th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Rays pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in MLB (1.223).