Rays vs. Brewers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 1, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (14-17) and the Milwaukee Brewers (18-11) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET. The Rays are -125 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Brewers (+105). Zach Eflin takes the mound for Tampa Bay while Colin Rea is Milwaukee’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rays vs. Brewers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-125)
• Underdog: Brewers (+105)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays vs. Brewers Betting Insights

• The Rays have been victorious in 10, or 43.5%, of the 23 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 7-9 when favored by -125 or more this year.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Brewers have compiled a 9-7 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 56.2% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer, Milwaukee has a record of 8-3 (72.7%).
• The Brewers have a 48.8% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rays vs. Brewers Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in home runs with seven and runs batted in with 17.
• Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Paredes’ home run total ranks him ninth and his RBI tally ranks him 38th.
• Amed Rosario leads Tampa Bay in batting with a .307 average while slugging two homers and driving in 13 runs.
• William Contreras leads the Brewers in runs batted in (23) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .345.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Contreras’ home run total puts him 36th, and his RBI total ranks ninth.
• Brice Turang has six doubles, two home runs and 10 walks while batting .312.

Rays vs. Brewers Pitching Rankings

• The Rays have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Rays have pitched to a 4.55 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of 1.328 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
• The Brewers pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Milwaukee has a 4.05 team ERA that ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Brewers average baseball’s 21st-ranked WHIP (1.308).