Rays vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 29

Updated Jun. 29, 2024 4:00 p.m. ET

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The Tampa Bay Rays and Josh Lowe will take on the Washington Nationals and Jesse Winker on Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, in the second of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. The favored Rays have -137 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Nationals, who are listed at +117. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +158 odds). The over/under is 7.5 runs for this contest.

Check out everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rays-Nationals game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rays vs. Nationals Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 4:10 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: MASN2

Rays vs. Nationals Prediction

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

Rays vs. Nationals Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 44 times and won 23, or 52.3%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has entered 23 games this season favored by -137 or more and is 12-11 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 57.8% chance to win.
• The Nationals have been underdogs in 66 games this season and have come away with the win 30 times (45.5%) in those contests.
• This year, Washington has won 24 of 56 games when listed as at least +117 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 46.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

FINAL

WSH 8 · TB 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Washington Nationals

WSH

+1.5

+117

O 7.5

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

-1.5

-137

U 7.5

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays won all of the three games it played while the moneyline favorite over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Rays' ATS record is 8-2-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with 12 home runs and 42 runs batted in.
• Including all MLB hitters, Paredes ranks 44th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage, and 48th in slugging.
• Yandy Diaz has a club-leading .274 batting average.
• Diaz ranks 134th in home runs in baseball, and 52nd in RBI.
• Diaz has 20 straight games with at least one hit. In his last 10 games he is batting .370 with two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has 12 doubles, 10 home runs and 37 walks while batting .190.
• Jose Caballero is batting .244 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 15 walks.
• Caballero takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .313 with two doubles and a walk.

Rays Team Props

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Nationals Recent Betting Performance

• The Nationals have played as underdogs in four of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
• The Nationals and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Nationals have a record of 3-7-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Nationals Recent Stats

Nationals Player Insights

• C.J. Abrams has posted a team-best batting average of .278, and paces the Nationals in long balls with 12.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Abrams is 43rd in homers and 52nd in RBI.
• Winker has 11 doubles, nine home runs and 41 walks while batting .264.
• Winker is 88th in home runs and 76th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Luis Garcia is hitting .257 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 11 walks.
• Lane Thomas has eight doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 18 walks while hitting .238.

Nationals Team Props

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