Rays vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 12

Updated Aug. 12, 2023 4:00 p.m. ET

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The Tampa Bay Rays and Wander Franco will hit the field against the Cleveland Guardians and Andres Gimenez on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET in the second game of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. The Rays are the favorite in this one, at -159, while the underdog Guardians have +135 odds to play spoiler. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +133 odds). The total is 7.5 runs for this matchup.

The scheduled starters are Shawn Armstrong for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Gavin Williams (1-3) for the Cleveland Guardians.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Guardians game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Rays vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 4:10 PM ET
Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Rays	-159	+135	7.5	-120	+100	-1.5	+133	-157

Rays vs. Guardians Prediction

Score Prediction: Rays 6, Guardians 3
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Rays 65%, Guardians 35%

Rays vs. Guardians Betting Insights

The Rays have won 63, or 64.9%, of the 97 games they've played as favorites this season.
Tampa Bay has entered 57 games this season favored by -159 or more and is 42-15 in those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Rays.
The Guardians have been underdogs in 54 games this season and have come away with the win 22 times (40.7%) in those contests.
This year, Cleveland has won one of 13 games when listed as at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.
The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 42.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

The Rays went 6-3 over the nine games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over four times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
The Rays' record against the spread is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	5.1
HR	17
ERA	4.09
K/9	8

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Rays Player Insights

Franco has 23 doubles, six triples, 17 home runs and 42 walks while hitting .281.
Franco's home runs rank him 65th in MLB, and he ranks 54th in RBI.
Franco carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .425 with a triple, five home runs, four walks and 10 RBI.
Yandy Diaz is batting .318 to pace his team.
Diaz ranks 74th in home runs and 64th in RBI among all batters in baseball.
Diaz carries a two-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .435 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI.
Isaac Paredes leads the Rays in home runs (23) and runs batted in (69).
Randy Arozarena is hitting .256 with 11 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 56 walks.
Arozarena takes a five-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, two walks and three RBI.

Rays Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Harold Ramirez	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+205)
Yandy Díaz	1.5 (+185)	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+205)
Randy Arozarena	0.5 (-204)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+160)
Wander Franco	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+240)
Manuel Margot	0.5 (-164)	0.5 (-164)	0.5 (+850)	0.5 (+255)

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

The Guardians have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Guardians and their opponents are 2-8-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
The Guardians have six wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	2.7
HR	3
ERA	3.10
K/9	9.2

Guardians Player Insights

Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 18 long balls.
In all of the majors, Ramirez is 47th in homers and 38th in RBI.
Steven Kwan is hitting .269 with 27 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 49 walks.
Kwan ranks 269th in home runs and 152nd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
Gimenez has 20 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .235.
Will Brennan is batting .252 with 18 doubles, five home runs and 11 walks.

Guardians Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Oscar Gonzalez	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+800)	0.5 (+170)
Andrés Giménez	0.5 (-213)	1.5 (+150)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+220)
Steven Kwan	1.5 (+190)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+1200)	0.5 (+230)
José Ramírez	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+150)
Ramón Laureano	0.5 (-196)	1.5 (+150)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+185)

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