Rays vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 21

Updated Aug. 21, 2024 9:04 p.m. ET

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Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the Oakland Athletics and JJ Bleday on Wednesday at 9:40 p.m. ET, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Oddsmakers list the Rays as -134 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Athletics +113 moneyline odds. Tampa Bay is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The total is 7.5 runs for this game.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rays vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

• When: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Rays vs. Athletics Prediction

• Score Prediction: Athletics 5, Rays 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 52%, Athletics 48%

Rays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Rays have entered the game as favorites 60 times this season and won 31, or 51.7%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay is 16-13 this season when entering a game favored by -134 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 57.3% chance to win.
• The Athletics have won in 42, or 38.2%, of the 110 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This year, Oakland has won 28 of 89 games when listed as at least +113 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 46.9% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

TB 4 · OAK 2

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

-1.5

-134

O 7.5

Oakland Athletics

OAK

+1.5

+113

U 7.5

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays were the moneyline favorite for three of their last 10 games, and went 2-1 in those matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups (all had set totals), the Rays combined with their opponents to go over the run total three times.
• The Rays have a 6-4-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Yandy Diaz comes into Wednesday's game hitting .275 with 54 RBI, both team-leading marks for the Rays. He has also connected on 10 long balls in 2024.
• Of all hitters in the majors, Diaz's home run total places him 159th, and his RBI tally puts him 80th.
• Diaz carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
• Christopher Morel has put his power on display as he leads his team with 20 home runs.
• Morel is 34th in homers in baseball, and 83rd in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe has 15 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 29 walks while batting .248.
• Jose Caballero is batting .233 with 19 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 22 walks.

Rays Team Props

Learn more about this Rays vs. Athletics matchup on Fox Sports.

Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won six of those contests.
• The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Athletics have seven wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Brent Rooker paces the Athletics in home runs (29), runs batted in (83) and has a team-high batting average of .287.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Rooker's home run total ranks ninth and his RBI tally ranks 12th.
• Bleday has 33 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 53 walks while batting .243.
• Bleday is 76th among all hitters in the majors in home runs, and 116th in RBI.
• Shea Langeliers is batting .227 with 15 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 32 walks.
• Lawrence Butler is hitting .237 with 15 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 26 walks.

Athletics Team Props

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Check out the best moments and plays from the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics game on August 19th, 2024.

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