Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 17, 2024

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Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/17/2024

Data Skrive:

The Tampa Bay Rays (73-77) are favored on the moneyline (-112) in Tuesday’s contest with the Boston Red Sox (75-75). First pitch is at 6:50 p.m. ET on NESN. The Red Sox, with +158 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Shane Baz will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Boston will counter with Nick Pivetta.

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Money Line

Rays to win vs Red Sox -112

Bet $20, Payout $37.86

Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-112)
  • Underdog: Red Sox (-104)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

  • The Rays have come away with 34 wins in the 65 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
  • Tampa Bay has a record of 33-26 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -112 or more on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 52.8% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Red Sox have been the moneyline underdog 72 total times this season. They’ve gone 34-38 in those games.
  • When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer, Boston has a 26-32 record (winning 44.8% of its games).
  • The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 51% in this matchup.

Rays vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

  • Yandy Diaz is batting .283 with 65 RBI, both of which lead Tampa Bay hitters this season.
  • Including all batters in baseball, Diaz is 129th in homers and 72nd in RBI.
  • Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs are most among Tampa Bay batters. He’s driven in 57 runs this season while slugging .357.
  • Jarren Duran has accumulated a team-high batting average of .287.
  • Duran ranks 53rd in homers and 49th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
  • Rafael Devers has racked up 83 runs batted in to pace his team.

Rays vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

  • The Rays have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
  • The Rays have pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
  • Rays pitchers have a 1.223 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
  • The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
  • Boston’s 4.12 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Red Sox average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.261).