Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 18, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (73-77) host the Boston Red Sox (75-75) on Wednesday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 6:50 p.m. ET from Tropicana Field. The Rays are listed as -124 favorites, while the underdog Red Sox have +105 odds on the moneyline. Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot and Boston’s Cooper Criswell have been named the starters for this contest.

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Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-124)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+105)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Rays have been chosen as favorites in 65 games this year and have walked away with the win 34 times (52.3%) in those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 24-17 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -124 or more on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 55.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Red Sox are 34-38 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 47.2% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer, Boston has a record of 19-26 (42.2%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 48.8%.

Rays vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in with 65 while batting .283, which is also best on the team.
• Diaz’s home runs put him 130th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks 73rd 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 paces the Red Sox with a .287 batting average.
• Duran’s home run total ranks 54th in MLB, and he is 49th in RBI.
• Rafael Devers’ 83 runs batted in pace his team.

Rays vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Rays average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Rays have pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.223 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 17th in MLB.
• Boston has a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Red Sox have the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.261).