Rays vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 28

Updated May. 28, 2024 6:00 p.m. ET

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Zack Littell and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the Oakland Athletics and projected starter Mitch Spence on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. The Athletics are +148 moneyline underdogs in this matchup with the favored Rays (-177). Tampa Bay is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +121 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for this game (with -116 odds to go over and -105 odds on the under).

Check out everything you need to know 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: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 6:50 PM ET
Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Rays	-177	+148	7.5	-116	-105	-1.5	+121	-145

Rays vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Rays 5, Athletics 4
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rays 53%, Athletics 47%

Rays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Rays have entered the game as favorites 33 times this season and won 15, or 45.5%, of those games.
Tampa Bay has a record of 1-3 when favored by -177 or more by bookmakers this season.
The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 63.9%.
The Athletics have been underdogs in 46 games this season and have come away with the win 15 times (32.6%) in those contests.
This season, Oakland has been victorious eight times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +148 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 40.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

The Rays have a 1-3 record from the four games they were moneyline favorites over their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the total five times.
The Rays' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.4
HR	6
ERA	4.65
K/9	7.4

Rays Player Insights

Isaac Paredes has a team-high batting average of .301, and paces the Rays in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (29).
Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes' home run total places him 30th, and his RBI tally ranks him 39th.
Yandy Diaz is hitting .249 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 19 walks.
Diaz is 154th in home runs and 63rd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Jose Caballero is batting .259 with nine doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 walks.
Amed Rosario is batting .281 with six doubles, three triples, two home runs and three walks.

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents are 4-5-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
Over their last 10 games, the Athletics are 2-8-0 against the spread.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	3.6
HR	13
ERA	4.75
K/9	6.5

Athletics Player Insights

JJ Bleday has 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 21 walks while hitting .240.
In all of MLB, Bleday is 45th in homers and 96th in RBI.
Brent Rooker has hit 11 home runs with 34 RBI while hitting .286. Those numbers are pace the clubhouse.
Rooker ranks 14th in homers and 20th in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
Abraham Toro is batting .278 with 11 doubles, a triple, five home runs and nine walks.
Shea Langeliers has swatted a team-high 11 long balls.