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The Tampa Bay Rays (-130) visit Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum to take on the Oakland Athletics (+110) on Thursday, August 22, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 3:37pm EDT in Oakland, CA.
This season, the Rays are 64-62 against the spread (ATS), while the Athletics are 67-60 ATS.
Rays vs Athletics Starting Pitchers Today:
- Rays starting pitcher: Jeffrey Springs 1-1, 3.86 ERA
- Athletics starting pitcher: Osvaldo Bido 4-3, 3.45 ERA
Rays vs. Athletics Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline
| Spread | Over / Under | Moneyline | |
| Rays | -1.5 +135 | O 7.5 -120 | -130 |
| Athletics | +1.5 -160 | U 7.5 +100 | +110 |
Rays vs Athletics Prediction for Today’s Game
Based on recent trends the model predicts the Rays will win Thursday‘s MLB game with 54.1% 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 Thursday‘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 48 games (+21.10 Units / 44% ROI)
- Christopher Morel has hit the RBIs Under in his last 13 games (+13.00 Units / 40% ROI)
- Christopher Morel has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 12 of his last 13 games (+10.75 Units / 60% ROI)
- Christopher Morel has hit the Runs Under in 12 of his last 13 games (+10.40 Units / 45% ROI)
- Brandon Lowe has hit the Walks Under in his last 9 away games (+9.00 Units / 47% ROI)
And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Athletics players for Thursday‘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 44 games (+22.35 Units / 51% ROI)
- Brent Rooker has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 31 of his last 44 games (+16.75 Units / 33% ROI)
- Brent Rooker has hit the Hits Over in 38 of his last 50 games (+15.85 Units / 17% ROI)
- Brent Rooker has hit the Total Bases Over in 28 of his last 44 games (+14.15 Units / 28% ROI)
- Tyler Nevin has hit the Singles Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+12.00 Units / 33% ROI)
Rays Best Bets Today:
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 76 of their last 123 games (+26.40 Units / 18% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Team Total Under in 68 of their last 117 games (+14.20 Units / 10% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Game Total Under in 31 of their last 50 games (+13.65 Units / 25% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have covered the Run Line in 35 of their last 55 games (+12.45 Units / 16% ROI)
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Moneyline in 23 of their last 41 away games (+7.45 Units / 17% ROI)
Athletics Best Bets Today:
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Moneyline in 24 of their last 41 games (+12.25 Units / 27% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the Game Total Under in 49 of their last 84 games (+11.65 Units / 13% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have covered the Run Line in 26 of their last 41 games (+10.10 Units / 19% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 15 of their last 23 games at home (+6.30 Units / 22% ROI)
- The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 33 of their last 57 games (+5.85 Units / 9% ROI)
Rays Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Rays are 64-62 against the Run Line (-3.3 Units / -1.94% ROI).
- 64-62 when betting on the Moneyline for -8.2 Units / -5.32% ROI
- 56-66 when betting on the total runs Over for -15.85 Units / -11.47% ROI
- 66-56 when betting on the total runs Under for +4.7 Units / 3.38% ROI
Athletics Against the Spread (ATS) Record
Against the spread this season, the Athletics are 67-60 against the Run Line (-4.25 Units / -2.6% ROI).
- 54-73 when betting on the Moneyline for -1.25 Units / -0.93% ROI
- 56-68 when betting on the total runs Over for -19.55 Units / -13.97% ROI
- 68-56 when betting on the total runs Under for +5.95 Units / 4.27% ROI
Athletics vs Rays Home Run Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +333 | 0.5 -450 |
| Brent Rooker (OAK) | 0.5 +425 | 0.5 -600 |
| Christopher Morel (TB) | 0.5 +500 | 0.5 -700 |
| Josh Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +500 | 0.5 -700 |
| JJ Bleday (OAK) | 0.5 +550 | 0.5 -800 |
Athletics vs Rays Total Hits Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Yandy Diaz (TB) | 0.5 -250 | 0.5 +175 |
| Miguel Andujar (OAK) | 0.5 -225 | 0.5 +170 |
| Brandon Lowe (TB) | 0.5 -210 | 0.5 +155 |
| Brent Rooker (OAK) | 0.5 -200 | 0.5 +150 |
| Josh Lowe (TB) | 0.5 -200 | 0.5 +150 |
Athletics vs Rays RBI Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +150 | 0.5 -200 |
| Josh Lowe (TB) | 0.5 +180 | 0.5 -250 |
| Brent Rooker (OAK) | 0.5 +190 | 0.5 -250 |
| JJ Bleday (OAK) | 0.5 +190 | 0.5 -250 |
| Shea Langeliers (OAK) | 0.5 +195 | 0.5 -275 |
Athletics vs Rays Strikeout Prop Bets Today
| Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Springs (TB) | 5.5 -120 | 5.5 -110 |
| Osvaldo Bido (OAK) | 5.5 +120 | 5.5 -155 |
Rays Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Jeffrey Springs has allowed a slugging percentage of .654 (17 Total Bases / 26 ABs) when going through the lineup the second time in a game this month (3 games) — 15th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: .434 — 14th Percentile.
Jeffrey Springs has allowed an OPS of 1.061 (27 PA’s) when going through the lineup the second time in a game this month (3 games) — 13th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: .748 — 10th Percentile.
Jeffrey Springs has a strikeout rate of 33% (9 SO in 27 PAs) when going through the lineup the second time in a game this month (3 games) — tied for 8th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: 22% — 94th Percentile.
Opponents are hitting .385 (10-for-26) against Jeffrey Springs when going through the lineup the second time in a game this month (3 games) — tied for 7th highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 6 total IP; League Avg: .253 — seventh Percentile.
Athletics Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends
Opponents are hitting just .079 (3-for-38) against Osvaldo Bido in his last two starts — best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .237 — 100th Percentile.
Left-handed batters are hitting just .048 (1-for-21) against Osvaldo Bido in his last two starts — best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .233 — 100th Percentile.
Osvaldo Bido has pitched 17.1 straight innings without allowing an earned run — Raisel Iglesias has the longest active streak at 22.2.
Osvaldo Bido has allowed an OPS of just .139 (22 PA’s) vs left-handed batters in his last two starts — 2nd best in MLB over the last two weeks; League Avg: .688 — 98th 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 44-14 (.759) vs the bottom 10 runs allowed teams since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .573.
The Rays are just 18-33 (.353) after a win as underdogs since the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .423.
The Rays are 120-5 (.960) when leading entering the 8th inning since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .898.
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: .577.
The Athletics are just 15-55 (.214) vs the top 10 runs allowed teams since the 2023 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .453.
The Athletics are just 104-184 (.361) since the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .500.
The Athletics are just 50-82 (.379) after a home loss since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .521.
Rays Hitting Stats & Trends
Rays hitters have 200 strikeouts in 617 PA’s (32%) in lefty-lefty matchups since the 2022 season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 24%.
Rays hitters are slugging just .355 against RHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .401.
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 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 .206 with two outs since last season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .236.
Athletics hitters are slugging just .363 against RHP since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .402.
The Athletics are batting just .122 on pitches out of the zone since the 2022 season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: .153.
The Athletics are batting just .123 on pitches out of the zone since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .151.
Rays Pitching Stats & Trends
Opponents have a groundball rate of just 40% against Rays pitchers this season — lowest in MLB; League Avg: 43%.
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%.
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%.
Rays pitchers have walked 345 of 4,740 batters (7%) this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.
Athletics Pitching Stats & Trends
Athletics pitchers have an ERA of 5.51 (1211.0 IP) on the road since last season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 4.35.
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 19% with runners in scoring position since last season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 22%.
Athletics pitchers had allowed a run 42% of the time after an opposing score in the 2023 season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 32%.
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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