Rays vs. Rockies Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 24

Updated Aug. 24, 2023 1:00 p.m. ET

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The Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies will meet on Thursday at Tropicana Field, at 1:10 PM ET, with Yandy Diaz and Ryan McMahon among those expected to produce at the plate. The Rays have been listed as -276 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Rockies (+225). Tampa Bay (-1.5) is favored on the run line. The total for the contest has been set at 8.5 runs.

Peter Lambert (3-4) will start for the Colorado Rockies, but there's been no pitching decision announced by the Tampa Bay Rays yet.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Rockies game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Rays vs. Rockies Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 1:10 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Rays vs. Rockies Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 7, Rockies 3
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 70%, Rockies 30%

Rays vs. Rockies Betting Insights

• The Rays have entered the game as favorites 104 times this season and won 68, or 65.4%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has entered eight games this season favored by -276 or more and is 7-1 in those contests.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 73.4% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• The Rockies have been underdogs in 111 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (38.7%) in those contests.
• Colorado has won all of its 12 games in which it was named as at least a +225 moneyline underdog.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 30.8% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays have a 5-2 record from the seven games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total eight times.
• The Rays have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

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Rays Player Insights

• The Rays best hitter so far this season is Diaz, who's hitting at a team-leading .329 clip along with 16 homers and 65 RBI.
• Diaz's home runs rank him 89th in MLB, and he ranks 55th in RBI.
• Diaz brings a hitting streak of six games into this game. During his last 10 games he is hitting .422 with four doubles, four walks and eight RBI.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .261 with 13 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 63 walks.
• Arozarena is 44th in home runs in baseball, and 31st in RBI.
• Arozarena carries a three-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two home runs, five walks and five RBI.
• Isaac Paredes paces the Rays in home runs (25) and runs batted in (79).
• Paredes is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .348 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and eight RBI.
• Josh Lowe is batting .282 with 22 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 23 walks.
• Lowe is riding a five-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .455 with a double, two home runs, a walk and eight RBI.

Rays Team Props

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Rockies Recent Betting Performance

• The Rockies have played as underdogs in nine of their past 10 games and won two of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rockies and their opponents are 8-2-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
• The Rockies have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rockies Recent Stats

Rockies Player Insights

• McMahon leads the Rockies with 21 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 65.
• In all of the big leagues, McMahon ranks 34th in home runs and 55th in RBI.
• McMahon has collected a hit in six straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .250 with a double, two home runs, five walks and six RBI.
• Ezequiel Tovar is batting .261 with 28 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 21 walks.
• Tovar is 114th in homers and 82nd in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Jurickson Profar has 25 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 45 walks while hitting .240.
• Elias Diaz leads the team in batting average with a high-water mark of .271.

Rockies Team Props

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