Rays Finally Hit 10 Losses, Still Best in the MLB
All the latest betting news on the Tampa Bay Rays that should help bettors make smart decisions before pulling the trigger.
Tampa is Today's Top Play
(May 14, 2023) - We were not keen at all on yesterday's consensus on the Under 8 in the Rays-Yankees game and this one did end up going OVER with New York winning.
Today the cappers are all over Tampa Bay at -130.
Zach Eflin is 4-1 with a 2.91 ERA. New York Yankees career statistics vs. Zach Eflin is limited to just 35 at bats with 8 hits and no home runs.
Eflin does not have a win in his last two and is due.
Clarke Schmidt is 1-3 with a 5.35 ERA. Schmidt pitched six innings in a win over the A's on Tuesday, allowing five hits and two earned runs while striking out seven.
Rays hitters are just 8 for 35 against him with one homer.
Tampa Bay definitely looks enticing today.
Update: Tampa did win.
Today's Hot Consensus Plays is on the UNDER in Rays-Yankees Game
(May 13, 2023) - The Yankees were seeing close to 75% of the handicapper love this past Thursday night and we warned not to be against Drew Rasmussen for the Rays. We were right.
Let's look at Saturday's consensus plays. It's the UNDER 8 on the Rays-Yankees game. Let's take a look.
The Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Shane McClanahan (L) starts for the Rays and has been pretty sick of late. He's won his last three starts, allowing just three runs over that period. He's 7-0 with a 1.76 ERA.
New York Yankees career statistics vs. Shane McClanahan has seen some modest success. Out of 80 at bats, Yankees hitters have had four home runs against McClanahan. Gleyber Torres (.252) is 6 for 14 against McClanahan (.429) with a homer and two doubles.
The Under would be a perfect play if McClanahan had a poor outing his last start. As of right now, he's due for a bad outing and the Yanks batters could make sure this occurs.
But now we look at Nestor Cortes starting for the Yankees. He's got a pedestrian 4.74 ERA and is 3-2 on the year. But he's also without a win in his last three starts. He permitted just two runs in his last appearance. Prior to that, Cortes was tagged for seven runs.
He's allowed 24 hits on 101 at bats versus the Rays hitters (.238). This included six home runs. That's not bad.
Can this one stay Under? Yes. We're just not too keen on that bet. These teams have scored at least ten runs in this series thus far.
Rays Consensus Pick vs. Orioles
(May 9, 2023) - This is mostly all Rays at -145, though we have two cappers on Baltimore at +120.
The Rays are actually 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Baltimore and 37-15 in the last 52 meetings. We have an Orioles team that is 22-13 on the season but having lost their last three. Tampa Bay is no longer invincible but still good as they've now lost seven games this season.
Zach Eflin is 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA for Tampa. Grayson Rodriguez is 1-0 with a 5.46 ERA for the Orioles.
The Rays are 6-1 in their last 7 road games and 29-7 in their last 36 overall.
The Orioles are 12-4 in their last 16 games following a loss.
Rays vs. Reds
In theory at least, the Rays should get back to their winning ways against a Reds team that was just 6-9 coming into this series. Cincinnati was 2-5 in their last seven games. These two teams met last year and Cincinnati swept the Rays.
The Reds started the series off with a win but Tampa answered Tuesday with a 10-0 shutout.
Tampa was coming in as a -190 favorite against the Reds on Wednesday.
Rays vs. Blue Jays
There is no edge in this series when we review recent trends. These clubs have mostly split wins and losses. It was hard to see an 8-4 Blue Jays team getting swept in this series and Game 1 already ensured they won't. The Blue Jays opened as a -105 favorite.
Tampa Bay lost their first game of the season and were now 13-1.
Drew Rasmussen was 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA. He started in Game 1. Blue Jays batters were .225 against him (20 hits in 89 at bats).
Jose Berrios owned a 0-2 record with an 11.17 ERA and is, as noted above, the -105 favorite. Rays batters are .246 against him (15 of 61 at bats). He has not allowed a home run against the Rays.
Colin Poche forced in two runs with bases-loaded walks and second baseman Brandon Lowe made a key error in a four-run fifth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win on Friday night.
Toronto Blue Jays career statistics vs. Josh Fleming in Game 2 was just .200 (9 of 45 at bats) without any home runs.
Tampa Bay Rays career statistics vs. Yusei Kikuchi in Game 2 was .232 (16 of 69 at bats).
We had an alert for Sunday's game thinking that this was the one Toronto had the best shot of winning.
Toronto Blue Jays career statistics vs. Shane McClanahan for Sunday's game is .257 (19 of 74 at bats). George Springer is .268 currently and he's 5 of 13 at bats vs. McClanahan including 3 home runs.
Tampa Bay Rays career statistics vs. Alek Manoah is just .169 (14 of 83 at bats). Zero home runs!
This turned out to be the one game Tampa won.
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Over is 8-1-1 in Rays last 10 overall.
Over is 5-1 in Blue Jays last 6 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Rays Start Season 13-0
(April 12, 2023) - The Tampa Bay Rays have a shot at starting the season 13-0 Thursday night as they close their season against the Boston Red Sox.
The Rays come into Thursday's game as a -200 favorite. Boston Red Sox career statistics vs. Jeffrey Springs was coming in at 15 hits in 47 at bats (.319). But he's got a 0.00 ERA coming into this game. Let that sink in.
Winning 10 games, the first nine by at least four runs, is something that hadn't occurred since 1884.
The Rays started Shane McClanahan, who was 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA, Tuesday night. Rafael Devers was of particular concern here. He's got an ERA of .302 this season and was 7 of 17 at bats with 3 RBIs versus McClanahan. He ultimately went 0-for-4 against the Rays, striking out three times, all looking.
Taj Bradley started for the Rays Wednesday night. They were a -130 favorite. Boston started Chris Sale, who was 1-0 but with a shocking 11.25 ERA to start the season. Rays batters were a sick .394 against Sale. Yandy Diaz (.303) was 7 of 15 against him with 4 RBIs (gulp).
This we suggested was not the night you wanted to jump on board the anti-Rays bandwagon. Oh, and we loved that OVER 8.5. This one landed on 16.
Rot Rafael Devers (BOS) Total Bases Moneyline
721 Over 1½ Bases +150
722 Under 1½ Bases -200
Rot Shane McClanahan (TB) Total Hits Allowed Moneyline
715 Over 4½ Hits Allowed -140
716 Under 4½ Hits Allowed Ev
The odds remain in Tampa's favor as the Red Sox are 6-20 in the last 26 meetings in Tampa Bay and 5-11 in the last 16 meetings.
Rays are 3-13 in their last 16 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. Garrett Whitlock's WHIP is 1.02.
Rays are 2-9 in their last 11 when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
World Series Odds
(As of April 11, 2023)
Rot Odds to win 2023 World Series Moneyline
901 Houston Astros +700
902 New York Yankees +800
903 New York Mets +900
904 Los Angeles Dodgers +750
905 Atlanta Braves +650
906 San Diego Padres +1000
907 Toronto Blue Jays +1200
908 Philadelphia Phillies +2000
909 Seattle Mariners +2000
910 Cleveland Guardians +2200
911 St. Louis Cardinals +2000
912 Tampa Bay Rays +1200 - (Lock This Price in Here - Payout $1200 on a $100 Bet)
913 Texas Rangers +4000
914 Minnesota Twins +3000
915 Milwaukee Brewers +2200
916 Chicago White Sox +4000
917 Los Angeles Angels +3500
918 San Francisco Giants +5000
919 Baltimore Orioles +8000
920 Boston Red Sox +6500
921 Chicago Cubs +10000
922 Miami Marlins +10000
923 Arizona Diamondbacks +12500
924 Detroit Tigers +20000
925 Kansas City Royals +20000
926 Cincinnati Reds +20000
927 Pittsburgh Pirates +20000
928 Colorado Rockies +50000
929 Oakland Athletics +50000
930 Washington Nationals +50000
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
