Data Skrive:
The Detroit Tigers (82-74) and Kerry Carpenter (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-120) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (78-78) on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. ET on BSDET. Detroit’s Keider Montero and Tampa Bay’s Zack Littell have been named the starters for this contest.
Check out our preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Tigers to win vs Rays -120
Tigers vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Tigers (-120)
- Underdog: Rays (+102)
- Over/under: 7.5
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.
- Detroit has a record of 29-18 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -120 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 54.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Rays have gone 39-45 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 46.4% of those games).
- Tampa Bay has a 23-34 record (winning 40.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +102 or longer.
- The Rays have a 49.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Tigers vs. Rays Hitting Leaders
- Riley Greene is batting .262 with 24 home runs and 72 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Detroit hitters this season.
- Greene ranks 41st in MLB in homers, and 59th in RBI.
- Matt Vierling has 130 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .426 this season.
- Yandy Diaz paces the Rays in runs batted in (65) and has put up a team-high batting average of .284.
- Among all batters in the majors, Diaz is 134th in homers and 79th in RBI.
- Brandon Lowe is hitting .242 with 19 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 33 walks.
Tigers vs. Rays Pitching Rankings
- The Tigers strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
- Tigers pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.64 this year, third-best in baseball.
- The Tigers have a combined 1.175 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- 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 among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Rays pitchers combine for the No. 4 WHIP in MLB (1.208).