The Tampa Bay Rays (23-5) finish their 4-game series with the Chicago White Sox (7-21) on Sunday. First pitch from Guaranteed Rate Field is at 2:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rays vs. White Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tampa Bay leads 6-0
On Saturday, Chicago entered the 7th inning up 3-0 and no-hitting the Rays. Alas, they opened the 8th inning down 10-3, and ended up losing 12-3. The Sox will need to brush off this loss to stop another series sweep. The Rays continue to build their confidence and look to keep their foot on the pedal.
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Rays at White Sox projected starters
RHP Drew Rasmussen vs. RHP Mike Clevinger
Rasmussen (3-2, 3.33 ERA) makes his 6th start. He has a 1.18 WHIP with 31 K’s, allowing 23 hits and walking 9 in 27 innings.
- Last start: L, 4 2/3 IP, 5 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 5 K in 5-0 home loss to Houston Astros Tuesday
- Has 0-2 record when provided less than 6 runs of support
Clevinger (2-2, 4.81 ERA) makes his 6th start. Has just 24 innings, allowing 25 hits, 14 walks with 18 K’s and a 1.60 WHIP.
- Last start: L, 5 IP, 6 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 3 K in 7-0 loss at Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday
- Has 0.56 strikeout-to-walk ratio against left handed batters
Rays at White Sox odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:03 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Rays -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | White Sox +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rays -1.5 (-125) | White Sox +1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Rays at White Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
Rays 7, White Sox 3
Moneyline
The AL Central is atrocious. Only 1 team is above .500, and it’s not the White Sox. Everyone is in the hot seat in Chicago, but their competition in April was daunting. Tampa Bay is on tear, and at this rate will win more than 100 games. Anything can happen in baseball, but I see Tampa sweeping.
But at -210 its best to PASS and look at the run line.
Run line/Against the spread
Chicago has struggled to cover this season and I expect the same today. The White Sox are 4-8 ATS at home (2-5 as a home dog). Tampa Bay also leads the majors this season with a 19-9 ATS record.
BET RAYS -1.5 (-125).
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Over/Under
The Rays lead MLB in several run-scoring categories: HRs, RBIs and BA. The White Sox are above the MLB average in runners left on base. On top of that the Over is 7-0 for the White Sox in game 4 of a series.
LEAN OVER 9 (-115).
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