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The Tampa Bay Rays (-120) visit Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to take on the Oakland Athletics (+100) on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 9:40pm EDT in Oakland, CA.
This season, the Rays are 62-62 against the spread (ATS), while the Athletics are 66-59 ATS.
Rays vs Athletics Starting Pitchers Today:
- Rays starting pitcher: Shane Baz 0-2, 4.21 ERA
- Athletics starting pitcher: Joey Estes 5-5, 4.78 ERA
Rays vs. Athletics Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Rays | -1.5 +145 | O 7.5 -105 | -120 |
| Athletics | +1.5 -175 | U 7.5 -115 | +100 |
Rays vs Athletics Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Rays will win Tuesday‘s MLB game with 52.5% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.
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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Rays players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Rays Player Prop Bets Today:
- Brandon Lowe has hit the Home Runs Over in 14 of his last 46 games (+23.10 Units / 50% ROI)
- Christopher Morel has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 22 away games (+13.15 Units / 46% ROI)
- Christopher Morel has hit the RBIs Under in his last 13 games (+13.00 Units / 41% ROI)
- Yandy Diaz has hit the Total Bases Under in 13 of his last 14 games (+11.30 Units / 50% ROI)
- Josh Lowe has hit the Singles Over in 16 of his last 24 games (+10.70 Units / 44% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Athletics players for Tuesday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:
Best Athletics Player Prop Best Bets Today:
- Brent Rooker has hit the Home Runs Over in 15 of his last 42 games (+24.35 Units / 58% ROI)
- Brent Rooker has hit the Hits Over in 38 of his last 49 games (+17.90 Units / 19% ROI)
- Brent Rooker has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 30 of his last 42 games (+16.90 Units / 35% ROI)
- Brent Rooker has hit the Total Bases Over in 32 of his last 49 games (+16.55 Units / 28% ROI)
- Tyler Nevin has hit the Singles Under in 19 of his last 24 games (+11.00 Units / 32% ROI)
Rays Best Bets Today:
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 75 of their last 121 games (+26.25 Units / 19% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Team Total Under in 67 of their last 115 games (+14.10 Units / 11% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have covered the Run Line in 34 of their last 53 games (+12.10 Units / 16% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Game Total Under in 29 of their last 48 games (+11.65 Units / 22% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Moneyline in 21 of their last 39 away games (+5.45 Units / 13% ROI)
Athletics Best Bets Today:
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Moneyline in 24 of their last 39 games (+14.25 Units / 33% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have covered the Run Line in 25 of their last 39 games (+10.65 Units / 21% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Under in 47 of their last 82 games (+9.65 Units / 11% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 33 of their last 55 games (+8.35 Units / 13% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 14 of their last 21 games at home (+6.60 Units / 26% ROI)
Rays Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Rays are 63-61 against the Run Line (-3.65 Units / -2.17% ROI).
- 62-62 when betting on the Moneyline for -10.2 Units / -6.72% ROI
- 56-64 when betting on the total runs Over for -13.7 Units / -10.07% ROI
- 64-56 when betting on the total runs Under for +2.7 Units / 1.97% ROI
Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Athletics are 66-59 against the Run Line (-3.7 Units / -2.31% ROI).
- 54-71 when betting on the Moneyline for +0.75 Units / 0.57% ROI
- 56-66 when betting on the total runs Over for -17.4 Units / -12.63% ROI
- 66-56 when betting on the total runs Under for +3.95 Units / 2.88% ROI
Athletics vs Rays Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +300 | 0.5 -375 |
| Brent Rooker (OAK) | 0.5 +400 | 0.5 -550 |
| Christopher Morel (TB) | 0.5 +425 | 0.5 -600 |
| Shea Langeliers (OAK) | 0.5 +450 | 0.5 -650 |
| Josh Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +475 | 0.5 -650 |
Athletics vs Rays Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Andujar (OAK) | 0.5 -250 | 0.5 +180 |
| Josh Lowe (TB) | 0.5 -250 | 0.5 +175 |
| Brandon Lowe (TB) | 0.5 -225 | 0.5 +170 |
| Brent Rooker (OAK) | 0.5 -210 | 0.5 +160 |
| Lawrence Butler (OAK) | 0.5 -185 | 0.5 +140 |
Athletics vs Rays RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +145 | 0.5 -190 |
| Christopher Morel (TB) | 0.5 +160 | 0.5 -210 |
| Josh Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +165 | 0.5 -225 |
| Shea Langeliers (OAK) | 0.5 +170 | 0.5 -225 |
| Brent Rooker (OAK) | 0.5 +175 | 0.5 -250 |
Athletics vs Rays Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Estes (OAK) | 4.5 +100 | 4.5 -130 |
| Shane Baz (TB) | 5.5 +110 | 5.5 -140 |
Rays Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Right-handed batters are hitting .344 (11-for-32) against Shane Baz in his last two starts — tied for 7th highest in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .250 — 12th Percentile.
Opponents are hitting just .048 (1-for-21) against Shane Baz with two-strikes in his last two starts — tied for 6th best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .161 — 94th Percentile.
Shane Baz has allowed an OBP of .380 (50 PA’s) against right-handed batters this month (3 games) — 8th highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .296 — 10th Percentile.
Opponents have a chase percentage of just 22% (19/88) against Shane Baz over the last 14 days — 3rd lowest among AL Starters over the last two weeks; League Avg: 30% — sixth Percentile.
Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents have a groundball rate of just 24% (65/275) against Joey Estes this season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 49 total IP; League Avg: 43% — 0 Percentile.
Left-handed hitters have a groundball rate of just 21% (27/130) against Joey Estes this season — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 49 total IP; League Avg: 42% — first Percentile.
Joey Estes’ has 7 strikeouts and no walks in his last two starts — tied for best in MLB K:BB ratio over the last two weeks; League Avg: 3.2 — 100th Percentile.
Right-handed hitters have a swing rate of 57% (416/729) against Joey Estes this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 49 total IP; League Avg: 49% — 100th Percentile.
Rays Keys to the Game vs. the Athletics
The Rays are 57-4 (.934) when they’ve had 5 or more XBH since the 2023 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .797.
The Rays are just 25-47 (.347) after a win as underdogs since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .415.
The Rays are 47-89 (.346) when allowing 10 or more hits since the 2022 season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: .264.
The Rays are 44-14 (.759) vs the bottom 10 runs allowed teams since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .573.
Athletics Keys to the Game vs. the Rays
The Athletics are 7-1 (.875) after a loss as favorites since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .576.
The Athletics are just 104-182 (.364) since the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.
The Athletics are just 130-83 (.610) when allowing 4 or fewer runs since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .721.
The Athletics are just 50-81 (.382) after a home loss since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .520.
Rays Hitting Stats & Trends
Rays hitters have put just 32% of their swings in play on the first pitch of at-bats since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 35%.
The Rays scored first in 64% of their games in the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
Rays hitters have put just 31% of their swings in play on the first pitch of at-bats since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 35%.
The Rays are batting just .157 against LHP this month (13 games) — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .240.
Athletics Hitting Stats & Trends
The Athletics are batting just .207 with two outs since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .236.
The Athletics are batting just .122 on pitches out of the zone since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .154.
The Athletics are batting just .229 against LHP since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .249.
The Athletics are batting just .217 against division opponents since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .245.
Rays Pitching Stats & Trends
The Rays pitchers allowed their opponents to score first in just 36% of their games in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
Opponents have a groundball rate of just 40% against Rays pitchers this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Rays pitchers have walked 1,163 of 16,598 batters (7%) since the 2022 season — tied for best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
The Rays pitchers allowed division opponents to score first in just 29% of their games in the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 50%.
Athletics Pitching Stats & Trends
Opponents have a groundball rate of just 39% against Athletics pitchers since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
Athletics pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 20% versus the bottom of the order since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 24%.
Athletics pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 18% with runners in scoring position this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 22%.
Athletics pitchers have walked 1,605 of 17,210 batters (9%) since the 2022 season — tied for 3rd highest in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Athletics vs. Rays Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets
- Ken Waldichuk (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Tyler Soderstrom (Oakland Athletics): Wrist, 10-Day IL
- Esteury Ruiz (Oakland Athletics): Wrist, 10-Day IL
- Michael Kelly (Oakland Athletics): Suspension, Suspension
- Freddy Tarnok (Oakland Athletics): Lat, 7-Day IL
- Ross Stripling (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 15-Day IL
- Trevor Gott (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Darell Hernaiz (Oakland Athletics): Ankle, 60-Day IL
- Dany Jimenez (Oakland Athletics): Oblique, 15-Day IL
- Luis Medina (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 15-Day IL
- Angel Felipe (Oakland Athletics): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Alex Wood (Oakland Athletics): Shoulder, 60-Day IL
- Paul Blackburn (Oakland Athletics): Foot, 60-Day IL
- Jeffrey Springs (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Jonathan Aranda (Tampa Bay Rays): Oblique, 7-Day IL
- Ryan Pepiot (Tampa Bay Rays): Knee, 15-Day IL
- Yandy Diaz (Tampa Bay Rays): Personal, Out
- Garrett Acton (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Drew Rasmussen (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Shane McClanahan (Tampa Bay Rays): Elbow, 60-Day IL
- Wander Franco (Tampa Bay Rays): Personal, Out
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