The Tampa Bay Rays (60-39) and Cleveland Indians (48-48) play the finale of a four-game set Sunday at Progressive Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Rays vs. Indians odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Ryan Yarbrough is the projected starting pitcher for the Rays. He is 6-4 with a 4.59 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 7.4 K/9 and 1.7 BB/9 over 102 innings across 14 starts and 5 relief appearances.
RHP Triston McKenzie is the projected starting pitcher for the Indians. He is 1-4 with a 5.91 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 12.0 K/9 and 6.9 BB/9 across 53 1/3 innings in 12 starts and 1 relief appearance.
McKenzie was blasted for five runs, eight hits and a walk in just four innings in a loss at the Houston Astros Tuesday. That outing came on the heels of seven scoreless innings of one-hit ball against the Kansas City Royals July 9 prior to the All-Star break.
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Rays at Indians odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 7:21 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Rays -160 (bet $160 to win $100) | Indians +135 (bet $100 to win $135)
- Against the spread/ATS: Rays -1.5 (-105) | Indians +1.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 10 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Prediction
Rays 7, Indians 4
Money line (ML)
The RAYS (-160) will take the series finale and complete a four-game sweep. They are 8-6 in Yarbrough’s 14 starts this season.
For the Indians, McKenzie has been a bit erratic as Cleveland is 2-5 across his past seven outings.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The RAYS -1.5 (-105) are worth a roll of the dice on the run line. As mentioned above, the Indians are 2-5 in McKenzie’s past seven starts, and they have lost by two or more runs in four of those five setbacks.
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 10 (-110) is the play Sunday.
The Over has connected in three of the past four starts by McKenzie, while going 7-3 over his past 10 outings.
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