Guardians vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 13

Updated Sep. 13, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians will take the field against the Tampa Bay Rays and projected starter Zack Littell on Friday at Progressive Field. The Rays are +156 moneyline underdogs for this matchup against the Guardians (-187). Cleveland is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +105 odds). The total for the contest has been set at 7.5 runs.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Guardians-Rays game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Guardians vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, September 13, 2024 at 7:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
• How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Guardians vs. Rays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Guardians 4, Rays 3
• Total Prediction: Under 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Guardians 56%, Rays 44%

Guardians vs. Rays Betting Insights

• This season, the Guardians have been favored 91 times and won 60, or 65.9%, of those games.
• This season Cleveland has won eight of its 12 games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -187 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have a 65.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Rays have won in 35, or 44.9%, of the 78 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Tampa Bay has come away with a win two times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +156 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 39.1% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

TB 3 · CLE 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

+1.5

+158

O 7.5

Cleveland Guardians

CLE

-1.5

-189

U 7.5

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

• The Guardians went 4-1 across the five games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups, the Guardians and their opponents combined to hit the over two times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Guardians' record against the spread is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• Jose Ramirez is the Guardians best power option, connecting on 34 round-trippers this season in addition to accumulating 106 RBI, both team highs.
• Of all batters in baseball, Ramirez ranks ninth in homers and second in RBI.
• Ramirez brings a hitting streak of five games into this game. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double and two walks.
• Josh Naylor is batting .244 with 25 doubles, 29 home runs and 53 walks.
• Of all major league batters, Naylor is 19th in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Steven Kwan has a team-best batting average of .291.
• Kwan is on a four-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .313 with seven walks.
• Andres Gimenez has 20 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 25 walks while hitting .255.
• Gimenez is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .261 with two RBI.

Guardians Team Props

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Rays Recent Betting Performance

• In nine games as underdogs over the last 10 matchups, the Rays have a record of 4-5.
• The Rays and their opponents have combined to hit the over three times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Rays have a record of 8-2-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Yandy Diaz has put up a team-best batting average of .284 while leading the Rays in runs batted in with a mark of 65.
• Diaz is 125th in home runs and 69th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Diaz carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .529 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Christopher Morel has shown off his power as he leads his team with 21 home runs.
• Morel is 49th in homers and 100th in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
• Brandon Lowe is batting .244 with 19 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 33 walks.
• Jose Caballero has 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 26 walks while batting .235.

Rays Team Props

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