Rays vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 19, 2024

Led by Brandon Lowe (two-game homer streak), the Tampa Bay Rays (62-61) are favorites versus the Oakland Athletics (53-71) Monday at 9:40 p.m. ET. Bookmakers have named the Rays as -137 favorites for the game, which airs on NBCS-CA. Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Joseph Boyle.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rays vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-137)
• Underdog: Athletics (+116)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Rays have come away with 30 wins in the 58 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 14-13 when favored by -137 or more this year.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 57.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Athletics are 41-67 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer, Oakland has a 27-59 record (winning only 31.4% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Athletics a 46.3% chance to win.

Rays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.273) and runs batted in (54) this season while also slugging 10 homers.
• Diaz ranks 158th in baseball in homers, and 77th in RBI.
• Christopher Morel is slugging .357 this season, with a team-best 20 homers while driving in 53 runs.
• Brent Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (29), runs batted in (83) and has put up a team-best batting average of .292.
• Rooker’s home run total ranks ninth in the big leagues, and he is 11th in RBI.
• JJ Bleday has 33 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs and 52 walks while batting .244.

Rays vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Rays have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Rays have pitched to a 3.96 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.229 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• The Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland’s 4.30 team ERA ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average MLB’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.324).