Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

In the final game of a three-game series at Tropicana Field, the Boston Red Sox (7-8) face the Tampa Bay Rays (8-7), Sunday at 1:10 PM ET. The favored Rays (-169 moneyline odds to win) host the Red Sox (+145). The Rays will give the ball to Shane …

In the final game of a three-game series at Tropicana Field, the Boston Red Sox (7-8) face the Tampa Bay Rays (8-7), Sunday at 1:10 PM ET.

The favored Rays (-169 moneyline odds to win) host the Red Sox (+145). The Rays will give the ball to Shane McClanahan (0-1) against the Red Sox and Rich Hill.

The Rays defeated the Red Sox 3-2 yesterday, with Matt Wisler getting the win (1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) and Kevin Kiermaier leading the way offensively (going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI). Hansel Robles (0.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K) took the loss for the Red Sox.

Here is what you need to prepare for Sunday’s Rays vs. Red Sox contest.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 11:03 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Rays (-169, bet $169 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Red Sox (+145, bet $100 to win $145)
  • Over/under: 7.5

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Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

  • This season, the Rays have won seven out of the 12 games, or 58.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • This season, Tampa Bay has won four of its seven games when favored by at least -169 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 62.8%.
  • Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in six of their 15 chances.
  • The Rays are 6-9-0 against the spread this season.

Shane McClanahan (Rays Probable Starter)

  • The Rays will hand the ball to McClanahan (0-1) for his fourth start of the season.
  • The left-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings while giving up one earned run on four hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
  • The 24-year-old has an ERA of 2.40, a 4.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.000 in three games this season.
  • The Red Sox rank 18th in MLB with 56 runs scored this season. They have a .228 batting average this campaign with 11 home runs (22nd in the league).
  • The 24-year-old ranks 24th in ERA (2.40), 20th in WHIP (1.000), and third in K/9 (14.4) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

Rays Batting Stats

  • The Rays’ 12 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
  • Hitters for the Rays rank 10th in the majors with a combined .386 team slugging percentage.
  • Tampa Bay’s .241 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
  • The Rays have scored the ninth-most runs in the league this season with 66.
  • Tampa Bay has an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
  • The Rays rank 27th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

  • The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in seven games this year and have walked away with the win two times (28.6%) in those games.
  • Boston has played as an underdog of +145 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
  • The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 40.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Contests with Boston have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in four of 15 chances this season.
  • The Red Sox are 9-6-0 against the spread in their 15 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Rich Hill (Red Sox Probable Starter)

  • Hill will start for the Red Sox, his first of the season.
  • It’s the season debut and his first appearance in more than a year for the 42-year-old left-hander.
  • The Rays have totaled 66 runs this season (ninth in MLB) and are batting .241 collectively with 12 home runs (18th in the league).

Red Sox Batting Stats

  • The Red Sox average 0.7 home runs per game to rank 22nd in baseball with 11 total home runs .
  • So far this season, the Red Sox are 15th in the league with a .357 slugging percentage.
  • Boston’s .228 batting average ranks 16th in MLB.
  • Averaging 3.7 runs per game (56 total), the Red Sox are the 18th-highest scoring team in baseball.
  • Boston ranks 25th in baseball with a .280 on-base percentage.
  • The Red Sox’s eight strikeouts per game rank 12th in baseball.

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