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The Boston Red Sox (24-24) and Tampa Bay Rays (25-24) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series at Tropicana Field Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Sox vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rays lead 3-2
The Red Sox have won back-to-back games after taking down the Rays 5-0 Monday and cashing as +109 road underdogs. Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers and SS Ceddanne Rafaela each had 2 RBIs, while RHP Tanner Houck pitched 7 scoreless innings to pick up the win.
Tampa Bay has lost back-to-back games after falling Monday and failing to cash as a -118 home favorite. The Rays had just 3 hits total as RHP Taj Bradley allowed 5 ER in 7 innings to pick up the loss.
Red Sox at Rays projected starters
RHP Cooper Criswell vs. RHP Zach Littell
Criswell (2-1, 2.76 ERA) makes his 7th start and 8th appearance. He has a 1.09 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 in 29 1/3 innings.
- Red Sox are 5-2 in his appearances
- Has allowed 9 ER and 5 HR this season while striking out 28 and walking 7
Littell (2-2, 3.44 ERA) makes his 10th start. He has a 1.31 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9 and 8.7 K/9 in 49 2/3 innings.
- Rays are 5-4 in his starts, including 3-0 in his last 3
- Has allowed 2 ER or fewer in 3 of his last 4 outings
- Has allowed 19 ER and 4 HR while striking out 48 and walking 8
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Red Sox at Rays odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:58 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Red Sox +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Rays -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox +1.5 (-185) | Rays -1.5 (+150)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: +100| U: -120)
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Red Sox at Rays picks and predictions
Prediction
Rays 5, Red Sox 4
Moneyline
BET RAYS (-140).
The Rays are 3-0 in Littell’s last 3 starts, and he has allowed 2 or fewer ER in 3 of his last 4. Tampa Bay is 4-2 in its last 6 games and 3-2 in its last 5 against Boston. The Red Sox have lost 4 of their last 6 while allowing 7 or more runs in 3 of their last 5.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
There is no value on the run line.
Over/Under
BET OVER 8 (+100).
Boston has scored 5 or more runs in 4 of its last 5 games while allowing 7 or more in 3 of its last 5. It has hit the Over in 4 of its last 5. Tampa Bay has allowed 4 or more runs in 6 of its last 9 games and scored 4 or more in 8 of its last 10.
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