Rays vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 2

Updated Sep. 2, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET

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Randy Arozarena and the Tampa Bay Rays will play Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday at Progressive Field, at 6:10 PM ET. Oddsmakers list the Rays as -119 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Guardians -100 moneyline odds to win. Tampa Bay (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. An 8.5-run total has been set in this game.

The scheduled starters are Zack Littell (3-4) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Logan Allen (6-7) 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, September 2, 2023 at 6:10 PM ET
• Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
• How to Watch on TV: BSGL

Rays vs. Guardians Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 5, Guardians 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 52%, Guardians 48%

Rays vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 110 times and won 72, or 65.5%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 68-32 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -119 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.3% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• The Guardians have won in 30, or 44.1%, of the 68 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Cleveland has been victorious 25 times in 57 chances when named as an underdog of at least -100 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 50% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays went 7-2 across the nine games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings (all 10 of them had set totals), the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over six times.
• The Rays are 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

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Rays Player Insights

• Yandy Diaz has accumulated a team-best batting average of .324.
• Of all batters in the majors, Diaz is 91st in homers and 60th in RBI.
• Arozarena is batting .263 with 15 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 69 walks.
• Arozarena is 49th in homers and 33rd in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Arozarena enters this game looking for his sixth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .375 with two doubles, a home run, five walks and five RBI.
• Isaac Paredes paces the Rays with 27 home runs and 84 runs batted in.
• Josh Lowe is hitting .284 with 23 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 24 walks.

Rays Team Props

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

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

Guardians Recent Stats

Guardians Player Insights

• Ramirez leads the Guardians with 21 home runs and has racked up a team-best batting average of .274.
• Ramirez is 49th in home runs and 41st in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Steven Kwan is batting .271 with 30 doubles, six triples, five home runs and 52 walks.
• Kwan is 290th overall in home runs and 155th in RBI this year.
• Andres Gimenez has 23 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 29 walks while batting .232.
• Will Brennan is batting .259 with 20 doubles, five home runs and 12 walks.

Guardians Team Props

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