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The Tampa Bay Rays (38-15) and Los Angeles Dodgers (31-21) meet Saturday at Tropicana Field, with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET on BSSUN. The Rays are -115 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Dodgers are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +163 odds.
Tyler Glasnow will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Los Angeles will counter with Clayton Kershaw.
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Rays and Dodgers Betting Trends
The Rays have a 34-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 73.9% of those games).
Tampa Bay has a 34-10 record (winning 77.3% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -115 or shorter.
The Dodgers have won four of the nine games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Los Angeles has entered eight games this season as the underdog by -104 or more and is 3-5 in those contests.
The Rays have played in 53 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 32 times (32-18-3).
The Dodgers and their opponents have hit the over in 29 of their 52 games with a total this season.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays are the second-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging six runs per game (319 total).
The Tampa Bay Rays lead baseball with 99 total home runs, averaging 1.9 per game.
The Rays lead MLB with a .271 batting average.
Tampa Bay strikes out 8.3 times per game to rank 11th in baseball.
The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
Tampa Bay’s 3.67 team ERA ranks fourth among all MLB pitching staffs.
Dodgers Stats & Insights
The Dodgers have scored the third-most runs in the league this season with 282.
Los Angeles’ 82 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.
The Dodgers’ .238 batting average ranks 21st in the league this season.
Los Angeles ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of nine Ks per contest.
The Dodgers average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
Los Angeles has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.36) in the majors this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Glasnow will take the mound to start for the Rays, his first this season.
Wander Franco has been key for Tampa Bay with seven home runs, 27 RBI and a batting average of .292 this season.
Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in homers with 12 while also batting a team-best .333 this season.
Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in (39) this season. He has a .306 batting average and a .536 slugging percentage.
Josh Lowe has collected 45 hits this season and has an OBP of .358. He’s slugging .605 on the year.
Dodgers Key Players to Watch
The Dodgers will hand the ball to Kershaw (6-4) for his 11th start of the season.
Freddie Freeman has accumulated a team-high batting average of .333.
Mookie Betts is hitting .251 with 14 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 33 walks.
Will Smith has seven doubles, seven home runs and 23 walks while batting .325.
Max Muncy has hit 15 home runs with 35 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
Rays and Dodgers Injuries
Rays: Zack Littell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Flexor strain), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Cleavinger: 60 Day IL (Knee), Shane Baz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shawn Armstrong: 60 Day IL (Neck), Andrew Kittredge: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Dodgers: Julio Urías: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Michael Grove: 15 Day IL (Groin), Dustin May: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Tyler Cyr: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jimmy Nelson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Daniel Hudson: 60 Day IL (Knee), Walker Buehler: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Álex Reyes: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Blake Treinen: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Gavin Lux: 60 Day IL (Knee)
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