The Tampa Bay Rays are traveling north to Comerica Park to face the Detroit Tigers. Fox Sports Detroit is in line to televise this AL showdown and the game gets underway at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers Odds
Tampa Bay (-225) is favored over Detroit (+205) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this night game at 8.5 runs. Odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -115 for the over and -105 for the under. The game’s current runline odds stand at -150 for picking the Rays -1.5 runs and +130 for the Tigers +1.5 runs.
The Tigers are only 22-34 straight up (SU) and 25-31 against the spread (ATS). The team has lost 5.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.0 units ATS. The Rays are 35-22 SU and have gone 33-24 against the spread. Overall, the team’s accumulated 4.0 units for moneyline gamblers and 8.2 units ATS.
Detroit games have an over/under record of 25-29-2 so far in 2019. Tampa Bay has an over/under record of 24-29-4.
Southpaw Blake Snell is projected to start for the visiting Rays. Snell is 3-4 with a 3.06 ERA and 83 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Tigers this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-0, 2.70 ERA and four strikeouts over 6.2 innings).
The Tigers are handing the ball to lefty Ryan Carpenter (0-2, 7.58 ERA), who has 15 strikeouts and six walks, along with a WHIP of 1.47. Carpenter did not register a start against the Rays in 2018.
Detroit’s pitching staff has given up 5.3 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starters have a 4.42 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 5.12 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 8.0 K/9.
The Detroit hitters have produced 3.5 runs per contest, including 4.5 per game over its last 10 games and 4.8 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .250/.289/.506 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Nicholas Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera have led the Tigers’ hitters this year. Castellanos is hitting .262/.310/.452 with six home runs, 22 RBIs and 32 runs scored, while Cabrera’s line sits at .284/.356/.356 with 55 hits, 22 RBIs and 14 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff allowed 3.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 2.62 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 10.25 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.43, along with a WHIP of 1.01 and a K-per-9 of 8.89.
The Rays offense has slashed .259/.337/.438 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game this season, including 5.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Tommy Pham and Austin Meadows continue to lead Tampa Bay’s offense. Pham is slashing .305/.418/.488 with eight home runs, 26 RBIs, 26 runs and six steals. Meadows is hitting .357/.429/.656 with 12 homers, 37 RBIs, 27 runs and seven stolen bases.
The Rays have gained 7.0 units and are 13-4 ATS when facing a lefty starter this season. The over has cashed in five of those games, compared to 12 that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Tigers have lost 0.6 units and are 6-4 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has hit in seven of those games, compared to two that went under the total.
Rays vs. Tigers Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Rays, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in three of Detroit’s last seven games.
- The Rays have an OPS of .775 this season and an OPS of .708 against left-handed pitchers. The Tigers’ OPS stands at .671 overall and .713 against southpaws.
- Tampa Bay has posted 25.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 26.8 over its last five.
- The Rays have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games. The Tigers have hit 14 over their last 10.
