Rays vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 30, 2024

The San Diego Padres (76-59) will look to Luis Arraez, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (66-67) on Friday at 6:50 p.m. ET on Apple TV+. The Padres are +116 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers. Taj Bradley will get the ball for Tampa Bay while San Diego will counter with Martin Perez.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rays vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-136)
• Underdog: Padres (+116)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Rays have been chosen as favorites in 62 games this year and have walked away with the win 32 times (51.6%) in those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 14-13 when favored by -136 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 57.6% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Padres have won 27 of the 49 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (55.1%).
• San Diego has gone 10-10 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +116 or longer (50%).
• The Padres have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.3% in this matchup.

Rays vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Yandy Diaz is batting .273 with 57 RBI, both of which are tops among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Diaz is 154th in home runs and 80th in RBI.
• Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs are most among Tampa Bay batters. He’s driven in 55 runs this season while slugging .357.
• Jurickson Profar has accumulated a team-best 80 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Profar ranks 35th in homers and 19th in RBI.
• Manny Machado has shown off his power as he leads his team with 22 home runs.

Rays vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Rays average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
• The Rays have pitched to a 3.90 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.218 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
• The Padres pitching staff ranks third in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• San Diego has a 3.98 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Padres combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.239).