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The Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the Boston Red Sox (75-76) on Thursday. The game begins at 6:50 p.m. ET on BSSUN, with the Rays listed as -115 favorites on the moneyline. Zack Littell will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Boston will counter with Cooper Criswell.
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Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $37.39
Rays to win vs Red Sox -115
Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rays (-115)
- Underdog: Red Sox (-104)
- 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 29-24 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -115 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 53.5% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Red Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 72 total times this season. They’ve finished 34-38 in those games.
- Boston has a record of 26-32 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer (44.8%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 51%.
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.
- Of all batters in MLB, Diaz’s home run total places him 131st and his RBI tally places him 75th.
- Christopher Morel leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 21 while driving in 57 runs and slugging .356.
- Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a team-best batting average of .285.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Duran’s home run total puts him 55th, and his RBI total ranks 50th.
- Rafael Devers has racked up 83 runs batted in to lead his team.
Rays vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Rays average the 12th-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 1.218 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
- The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
- Boston’s 4.15 team ERA ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.264).