Data Skrive:
The Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the Oakland Athletics (54-72) on Thursday. The game begins at 3:37 p.m. ET on NBCS-CA, with the Rays listed as -134 favorites on the moneyline. Jeffrey Springs takes the mound for Tampa Bay while Osvaldo Bido is Oakland’s starter for the contest.
Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.93
Rays to win vs Athletics -134
Rays vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rays (-134)
- Underdog: Athletics (+113)
- Over/under: 7.5
Rays vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Rays have been favorites in 60 games this season and have come away with the win 31 times (51.7%) in those contests.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 16-13 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -134 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 57.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Athletics have compiled a 42-68 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38.2% of those games).
- Oakland is 28-61 (winning only 31.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +113 or longer.
- The Athletics have a 46.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Rays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.275) and runs batted in (54) this season while also slugging 10 homers.
- Diaz ranks 159th in homers and 81st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Christopher Morel leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 20 while driving in 53 runs and slugging .354.
- Brent Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (29), runs batted in (83) and has a team-best batting average of .287.
- Rooker’s home run total ranks ninth in the big leagues, and he is 12th in RBI.
- JJ Bleday is batting .243 with 33 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 53 walks.
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 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.223 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 7.8 K/9, the third-worst in the majors.
- Oakland has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.24).
- Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 23rd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.312).