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The Tampa Bay Rays (62-61) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they visit the Oakland Athletics (53-71) on Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. ET on NBCS-CA. The Rays are listed as -120 favorites by oddsmakers, while the Athletics are +101 underdogs. Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz and Oakland’s Joey Estes have been named the starters for this contest.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $36.67
Rays to win vs Athletics -120
Rays vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rays (-120)
- Underdog: Athletics (+101)
- Over/under: 8
Rays vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Rays have won in 30, or 51.7%, of the 58 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Tampa Bay has come away with a win 25 times in 44 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 on the moneyline.
- The Rays have an implied victory probability of 54.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Athletics have gone 41-67 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38% of those games).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +101 or longer, Oakland has a record of 36-66 (35.3%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 49.8%.
Rays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Yandy Diaz is batting .273 with 54 RBI, both of which are best among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
- Among all hitters in Major League Baseball, Diaz’s home run total ranks him 158th and his RBI tally places him 78th.
- Christopher Morel’s 20 home runs are most among Tampa Bay batters. He’s driven in 53 runs this season while slugging .357.
- Brent Rooker has a team-high batting average of .292, and leads the Athletics in home runs (29) and runs batted in (83).
- In all of the majors, Rooker is ninth in homers and 12th in RBI.
- JJ Bleday is batting .244 with 33 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs and 52 walks.
Rays vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Rays average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
- Rays pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.96 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.229 WHIP this season, eighth-best in the majors.
- The Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors with a collective 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Oakland has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.324).