Padres vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 1, 2024

The San Diego Padres (77-61) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (67-68) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Padres are favored (-133) to win the rubber match, which starts at 1:40 p.m. ET from Tropicana Field. Dylan Cease will get the ball for San Diego while Tampa Bay will counter with Ryan Pepiot.

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Padres vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Padres (-133)
• Underdog: Rays (+113)
• Over/under: 7

Padres vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Padres have won in 49, or 57.6%, of the 85 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season San Diego has been victorious 35 times in 57 chances when named as a favorite of at least -133 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 57.1% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Rays have won 46.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (31-36).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +113 or longer, Tampa Bay has an 11-20 record (winning only 35.5% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 46.9% chance to win.

Padres vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Jurickson Profar has been key for San Diego with 136 hits, an OBP of .382 plus a slugging percentage of .461.
• Of all MLB hitters, Profar is 24th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 39th in slugging.
• Manny Machado leads San Diego in home runs with 23 and runs batted in with 83.
• Yandy Diaz leads the Rays in runs batted in (59) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .276.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Diaz ranks 142nd in home runs and 77th in RBI.
• Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to lead his team.

Padres vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Padres average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
• The Padres have pitched to a 4.03 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Padres rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.252 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 12th in the majors.
• Tampa Bay has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.228).