Rays vs Red Sox Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Sep 28

Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers looks on during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Sept. 29, 2023, in Baltimore. With the Red Sox ramping up at the start of spring training, Devers made it clear Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, that he felt the franchise should have done more to improve the roster over the winter.
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  • The Red Sox are -125 favorites vs the Rays
  • Rays vs Red Sox Over / Under today: 7.5 Runs
  • Rays / Red Sox TV Channel: NESN | BSUN | MLBN

The Tampa Bay Rays (+105) visit Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox (-125) on Saturday, September 28, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10pm EDT in Boston, MA.

This season, the Rays are 79-81 against the spread (ATS), while the Red Sox are 75-85 ATS.

Rays vs Red Sox Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Rays starting pitcher: Shane Baz 3-3, 3.07 ERA
  • Red Sox starting pitcher: Kutter Crawford 9-15, 4.18 ERA

Rays vs. Red Sox Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Rays+1.5 -210O 7.5 -105+105
Red Sox -1.5 +170U 7.5 -115-125

Rays vs Red Sox Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Red Sox will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 51.1% 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 Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Rays Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Jonathan Aranda has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 13 games (+22.85 Units / 176% ROI)
  • Junior Caminero has hit the Runs Under in 31 of his last 40 games (+14.40 Units / 19% ROI)
  • Junior Caminero has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 18 of his last 23 away games (+11.85 Units / 39% ROI)
  • Jonathan Aranda has hit the Hits Over in 17 of his last 20 games (+10.95 Units / 33% ROI)
  • Jonathan Aranda has hit the Total Bases Over in 16 of his last 20 games (+10.60 Units / 35% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Red Sox players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Red Sox Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Triston Casas has hit the Home Runs Over in 6 of his last 24 games at home (+15.50 Units / 65% ROI)
  • Tyler O’Neill has hit the Singles Under in his last 14 games (+14.00 Units / 55% ROI)
  • Tyler O’Neill has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 19 of his last 25 games (+12.90 Units / 44% ROI)
  • Jarren Duran has hit the RBIs Under in 20 of his last 24 games at home (+12.00 Units / 24% ROI)
  • Romy Gonzalez has hit the Hits Over in 25 of his last 33 games (+11.85 Units / 20% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 95 of their last 157 games (+28.36 Units / 15% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Game Total Under in 52 of their last 84 games (+22.55 Units / 24% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Team Total Under in 89 of their last 151 games (+21.25 Units / 12% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have covered the Run Line in 54 of their last 89 games (+11.80 Units / 9% ROI)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Moneyline in 45 of their last 87 games (+5.30 Units / 5% ROI)
  • The Boston Red Sox have hit the Game Total Under in 19 of their last 29 games (+9.00 Units / 28% ROI)
  • The Boston Red Sox have covered the Run Line in 8 of their last 13 games at home (+4.15 Units / 27% ROI)
  • The Boston Red Sox have hit the Moneyline in 4 of their last 6 games (+2.15 Units / 35% ROI)

Rays Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Rays are 83-77 against the Run Line (-3.95 Units / -1.81% ROI).

  • 79-81 when betting on the Moneyline for -9.15 Units / -4.82% ROI
  • 67-87 when betting on the total runs Over for -27.6 Units / -15.74% ROI
  • 87-67 when betting on the total runs Under for +13.6 Units / 7.69% ROI

Red Sox Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Red Sox are 75-85 against the Run Line (-20.6 Units / -9.66% ROI).

  • 80-80 when betting on the Moneyline for -8.8 Units / -4.5% ROI
  • 78-74 when betting on the total runs Over for -3.1 Units / -1.77% ROI
  • 74-78 when betting on the total runs Under for -11.3 Units / -6.46% ROI

Red Sox vs Rays Home Run Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Junior Caminero (TB) 0.5 +525 0.5 -750
Brandon Lowe (TB) 0.5 +525 0.5 -750
Josh Lowe (TB) 0.5 +550 0.5 -800
Wilyer Abreu (BOS) 0.5 +625 0.5 -1000
Jonathan Aranda (TB) 0.5 +625 0.5 -1000

Red Sox vs Rays Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Junior Caminero (TB) 0.5 -225 0.5 +170
Masataka Yoshida (BOS) 0.5 -225 0.5 +170
Brandon Lowe (TB) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Vaughn Grissom (BOS) 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Trevor Story (BOS) 0.5 -225 0.5 +170

Red Sox vs Rays RBI Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Junior Caminero (TB) 0.5 +165 0.5 -225
Josh Lowe (TB) 0.5 +180 0.5 -250
Brandon Lowe (TB) 0.5 +185 0.5 -250
Connor Wong (BOS) 0.5 +195 0.5 -275
Christopher Morel (TB) 0.5 +195 0.5 -275

Red Sox vs Rays Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Shane Baz (TB) 5.5 -120 5.5 -105
Kutter Crawford (BOS) 5.5 +115 5.5 -155

Shane Baz has allowed a BABIP of .170 vs left-handed batters this season — 2nd best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 63 total IP; League Avg: .287 — 99th Percentile.

Left-handed batters are hitting just .098 (5-for-51) against Shane Baz this month (4 games) — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .233 — 98th Percentile.

Shane Baz has allowed no extra-base hits in his last 11.1 innings pitched — Jose A. Ferrer has the longest active streak at 24.2.

Shane Baz has allowed a BABIP of .232 this season — 4th best in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 63 total IP; League Avg: .289 — 98th Percentile.

Red Sox Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Kutter Crawford has allowed a slugging percentage of .978 (89 Total Bases / 91 ABs) when behind in the count this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .593 — first Percentile.

Opponents have a groundball rate of just 34% (173/512) against Kutter Crawford this season — 2nd lowest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 43% — third Percentile.

Kutter Crawford has allowed an OPS of 1.460 (112 PA’s) when he’s behind in the count this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 1.038 — first Percentile.

Opponents are hitting just .250 (23-for-92) against Kutter Crawford on the first pitch of at-bats this season — tied for 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .330 — 94th Percentile.

Rays Keys to the Game vs. the Red Sox

The Rays are 61-4 (.938) when they’ve had 5 or more XBH since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .798.

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 133-6 (.957) when leading entering the 8th inning since the 2023 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .900.

The Rays are 54-26 (.675) after a loss as favorites since the 2023 season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .582.

Red Sox Keys to the Game vs. the Rays

The Red Sox are just 37-38 (.493) after a loss as favorites since the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .582.

The Red Sox are just 3-139 (.021) when trailing entering the 9th inning since the 2023 season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .050.

The Red Sox are 25-20 (.556) after a road win this season — 4th best in MLB; League Avg: .463.

The Red Sox are just 33-136 (.195) when scoring 4 or fewer runs since the 2023 season — 3rd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .271.

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%.

Rays hitters are slugging just .359 against RHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: .400.

26% of Rays hitters strikeouts have come on 95+ MPH fastballs this season — tied for highest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

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%.

Red Sox hitters have 504 strikeouts in 1,805 PA’s (28%) against LHP this season — highest in MLB; League Avg: 23%.

The Red Sox are batting .269 at home since the 2022 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .248.

Red Sox hitters have grounded into 14 double plays in 71 opportunities (20%) over the last 14 days — highest in MLB; League Avg: 10%.

Red Sox hitters have grounded into 40 double plays in 334 opportunities (12%) in close and late situations since last season — 2nd highest in MLB; League Avg: 9%.

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 1,264 of 17,879 batters (7%) since the 2022 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Rays pitchers have a strikeout rate of 52% with two-strikes over the last 14 days — best in MLB; League Avg: 43%.

Red Sox pitchers have walked 199 of 2,873 batters (7%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning since last season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 8%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 25% against Red Sox pitchers since last season — tied for 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: 26%.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 24% against Red Sox pitchers this season — tied for 2nd lowest in MLB; League Avg: 25%.

Red Sox pitchers have walked 94 of 1,438 batters (7%) when facing the leadoff batter in the inning this season — 5th best in MLB; League Avg: 7%.

Red Sox vs. Rays Injuries Tonight That May Affect Prop Bets 

  • Boston Red Sox – No Injuries Reported
  • Tampa Bay Rays – No Injuries Reported

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Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.