Rays vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 21

Updated Jun. 21, 2024 6:01 p.m. ET

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Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays will play Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at PNC Park, at 6:40 PM ET. Bookmakers list the Rays as -129 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Pirates +109 moneyline odds to win. Tampa Bay is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 9 runs for this contest.

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

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Rays vs. Pirates Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, June 21, 2024 at 6:40 PM ET
• Where: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• How to Watch on TV: SportsNet PT

Rays vs. Pirates Prediction

• Score Prediction: Pirates 3, Rays 2
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 57%, Pirates 43%

Rays vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 41 times and won 20, or 48.8%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 13-12 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -129 on the moneyline.
• The Rays have a 56.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 42 games this year and have walked away with the win 21 times (50%) in those games.
• This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious 14 times in 28 chances when named as an underdog of at least +109 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 47.8% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

TB 10 · PIT 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

-1.5

-132

O 9

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT

+1.5

+112

U 9

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays have been named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers only two times in the last 10 games, and split those matchups.
• In their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Rays are 7-3-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with 11 home runs and 39 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-high batting average of .287.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Paredes ranks 42nd in homers and 42nd in RBI.
• Paredes takes a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with a double, a home run, four walks and an RBI.
• Diaz is batting .264 with 14 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 27 walks.
• Of all MLB batters, Diaz is 177th in homers and 77th in RBI.
• Diaz carries a 13-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .341 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has 11 doubles, 10 home runs and 35 walks while batting .186.
• Arozarena will look to build on his six-game hitting in this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .241 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and six RBI.
• Amed Rosario has 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs and seven walks while hitting .300.

Rays Team Props

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Pirates Recent Betting Performance

• Over the past 10 games, the Pirates have been underdogs twice and lost both games.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Pirates and their opponents have failed to hit the over eight times.
• The Pirates have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Pirates Recent Stats

Pirates Player Insights

• Reynolds paces the Pirates with 10 home runs and 40 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .271.
• Reynolds' home run total places him 55th in MLB, and he is 35th in RBI.
• Reynolds carries a 17-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .325 with five doubles, a triple, two home runs, three walks and six RBI.
• Connor Joe is batting .246 with 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 22 walks.
• Joe is 117th in homers and 114th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Andrew McCutchen leads the Pirates with 10 long balls.
• Oneil Cruz is batting .246 with 15 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 18 walks.

Pirates Team Props

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