Rays vs. Reds Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 27, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (52-51) and Cincinnati Reds (49-53) meet Saturday at Tropicana Field, starting at 4:10 PM ET on BSSUN. The Rays are -115 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Reds are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +161 odds. Zack Littell starts for Tampa Bay while Andrew Abbott is Cincinnati’s starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Rays vs. Reds Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-115)
• Underdog: Reds (-105)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Reds Betting Insights

• The Rays have been victorious in 27, or 50.9%, of the 53 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Tampa Bay has been victorious 23 times in 43 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 53.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Reds have been the underdog on the moneyline 54 total times this season. They’ve finished 23-31 in those games.
• Cincinnati is 21-28 (winning 42.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -105 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Reds a 51.2% chance to win.

Rays vs. Reds Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 16 and runs batted in with 55.
• Paredes ranks 40th in home runs and 36th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .273 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Elly De La Cruz has collected a team-best 18 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, De La Cruz ranks 25th in home runs and 76th in RBI.
• Spencer Steer’s 64 runs batted in lead his team.

Rays vs. Reds Pitching Rankings

• The Rays strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
• The Rays have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.18) in the majors this season.
• The Rays rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.255 WHIP this season.
• The Reds pitching staff is 15th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Cincinnati’s 3.86 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Reds have the 16th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.258).