The Tampa Bay Rays (86-74) will square off with the Boston Red Sox (76-84) for the 2nd game of a 3-game series Tuesday at Fenway Park at 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Rays lead 12-5
The Rays have lost 7 of their last 10 games. Tampa Bay has already clinched a playoff spot, but could improve from the No. 3 AL wild-card spot to the No. 2 spot if they win out and the Seattle Mariners struggle to finish the season.
Boston is looking to finish the season strong, but the Red Sox have lost 6 of their last 10 games despite taking down the Rays on Monday.
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Rays at Red Sox projected starters
LHP Jeffrey Springs vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi
Springs (9-4, 2.45 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.07 WHIP, 2 BB/9 and 9.6 K/9 in 132 1/3 IP.
- Has given up 0 ER in 4 of his last 6 starts (19 2/3 IP)
- Sept. 7 vs. Red Sox: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Eovaldi (5-3, 4.05 ERA) makes his 20th start. He has a 1.26 WHIP, 1.6 BB/9 and 8.5 K/9 in 104 1/3 IP.
- The Red Sox have won 3 of his last 4 starts
- Has surrendered 3 ER or more in 4 of his last 7 starts
Rays at Red Sox odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:33 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rays -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Red Sox +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rays -1.5 (+140) | Red Sox +1.5 (-180)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Rays at Red Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
Rays 6, Red Sox 4
Moneyline
Only 1 of these teams has something to play for and after taking a loss on Monday, give me the RAYS (-120) to win on the road on Tuesday. Tampa Bay has won 4 of the last 5 meetings against Boston.
Run line/Against the spread
Considering that I have Tampa Bay securing the win, RAYS -1.5 (+140) at plus odds is an enticing wager. The Rays should be able to win by multiple runs with Eovaldi on the mound for the Red Sox despite not facing him yet this season.
Over/Under
OVER 7.5 RUNS (-112) is where I’m going in this game with the Rays likely scoring a decent number of runs with Eovaldi starting the game for the Red Sox. Boston should also be able to score a couple of runs on Springs to help us reach the over.
The Over is 18-7-1 in the previous 26 meetings between the Rays and the Red Sox when the game takes place at Fenway Park.
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