Rays vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 30

Updated May. 30, 2024 1:01 p.m. ET

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Isaac Paredes and the Tampa Bay Rays will see Hogan Harris starting for the Oakland Athletics on Thursday at 1:10 PM ET. The Rays are favored in this one, at -159, while the underdog Athletics have +134 odds to play spoiler. Tampa Bay is a 1.5-run favorite (at +133 odds). The over/under for the game has been set at 8.5 runs.

Here is 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: Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM ET
Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Rays	-159	+134	8.5	-102	-118	-1.5	+133	-159

Rays vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Rays 6, Athletics 5
Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rays 52%, Athletics 48%

Rays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

This season, the Rays have been favored 35 times and won 16, or 45.7%, of those games.
Tampa Bay has a record of 4-7 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -159 on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 61.4%.
The Athletics have been victorious in 16, or 33.3%, of the 48 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
This season, Oakland has come away with a win nine times in 30 chances when named as an underdog of at least +134 or worse on the moneyline.
The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 42.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

The Rays went 2-4 over the six games they were moneyline favorites in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over four times.
The Rays have put together a 2-8-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	2.7
HR	4
ERA	4.05
K/9	8.3

Rays Player Insights

Paredes has accumulated a team-best batting average of .296, and leads the Rays in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (30).
In all of MLB, Paredes ranks 32nd in homers and 37th in RBI.
Yandy Diaz is batting .245 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 20 walks.
Diaz is 159th in homers and 68th in RBI on the season.
Amed Rosario has seven doubles, three triples, two home runs and three walks while batting .280.
Jose Caballero is hitting .259 with nine doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 walks.

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

In seven games over the last 10 matchups when set as underdogs by bookmakers, the Athletics had a record of 2-5.
The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over four times in their last 10 games with a total.
Over their last 10 games, the Athletics are 4-6-0 against the spread.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.9
HR	13
ERA	3.71
K/9	6.7

Athletics Player Insights

JJ Bleday has 15 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 23 walks while hitting .242.
In all of the majors, Bleday ranks 48th in home runs and 105th in RBI.
Brent Rooker been a consistent power bat this season, as he leads his team with 11 home runs and 34 RBI.
Rooker ranks 15th among all hitters in the big leagues in home runs, and 23rd in RBI.
Abraham Toro leads the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .282.
Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 11 long balls.