Data Skrive:
The Detroit Tigers (82-74) will look to Kerry Carpenter, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (78-78) Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSDET. The Tigers are -181 favorites for the contest, according to bookmakers. Detroit’s Tarik Skubal and Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $31.05
Tigers to win vs Rays -181
Tigers vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Tigers (-181)
- Underdog: Rays (+151)
- Over/under: 7
Tigers vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Tigers have been favorites in 61 games this season and have come away with the win 35 times (57.4%) in those contests.
- This season Detroit has come away with a win six times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -181 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 64.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Rays are 39-45 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.4% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +151 or longer, Tampa Bay has a record of 3-7 (30%).
- The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 39.8% in this matchup.
Tigers vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Riley Greene is batting .262 with 24 home runs and 72 RBI. All three of those stats lead Detroit hitters this season.
- Greene ranks 41st in the majors in home runs, and 58th in RBI.
- Matt Vierling has 130 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .426 this season.
- Yandy Diaz has put up a team-high batting average of .284 and paces the Rays in runs batted in (65).
- Diaz ranks 134th in home runs and 79th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Brandon Lowe has 19 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .242.
Tigers vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Tigers have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.64 this year, third-best in baseball.
- Tigers pitchers have a 1.175 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
- The Rays pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay’s 3.80 team ERA ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rays have the fourth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.208).