Rays vs. Padres Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 31

Updated Aug. 31, 2024 4:00 p.m. ET

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The San Diego Padres and Manny Machado hit the field in the second game of a three-game series against Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays, on Saturday at Tropicana Field. The Rays are the favorite in this one, at -122, while the underdog Padres have +102 odds to upset. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5). The game's total is set at 8 runs.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rays-Padres game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Check out the best moments and plays from the San Diego Padres and the Tampa Bay Rays game on August 30th, 2024.

Rays vs. Padres Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 4:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: SDPA

Rays vs. Padres Prediction

• Score Prediction: Padres 5, Rays 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 51%, Padres 49%

Rays vs. Padres Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have won 32 out of the 63 games, or 50.8%, in which they've been favored.
• Tampa Bay has entered 46 games this season favored by -122 or more and is 25-21 in those contests.
• The Rays have a 55% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Padres have come away with 28 wins in the 51 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, San Diego has won 14 of 29 games when listed as at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 49.5% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

SD 4 · TB 11

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

San Diego Padres

SD

+1.5

-102

O 8

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

-1.5

-118

U 8

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays were the moneyline favorite in four of their last 10 games, and finished 2-2 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Rays have gone 3-7-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Diaz comes into Saturday's game hitting .276 with 59 RBI, both team-leading marks for the Rays. He has also connected on 12 homers in 2024.
• Diaz's home runs place him 141st in the majors, and he ranks 75th in RBI.
• Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to lead his team.
• Morel is 37th in home runs in the majors, and 92nd in RBI.
• Morel has two games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .125 with a walk.
• Brandon Lowe has 18 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 31 walks while batting .241.
• Jose Caballero is hitting .226 with 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 23 walks.

Rays Team Props

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Padres Recent Betting Performance

• The Padres have played as underdogs in three of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Padres and their opponents have failed to hit the over four times.
• The Padres are 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Padres Recent Stats

Padres Player Insights

• Jurickson Profar is batting .283 with 24 doubles, 21 home runs and 64 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .384.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Profar is 37th in homers and 21st in RBI.
• Machado has hit 23 home runs with 83 runs batted in, leading the team in both categories.
• Machado is currently 28th in home runs and 16th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Jackson Merrill is batting .292 with 22 doubles, six triples, 20 home runs and 24 walks.
• Luis Arraez leads the team in batting average with a mark of .307.

Padres Team Props

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Check out the best moments and plays from the San Diego Padres and the Tampa Bay Rays game on August 30th, 2024.

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