The Texas Rangers are visiting the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, June 3rd at the George M. Steinbrenner Field in the opening game of this series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s Rangers vs Rays Prediction. We will examine:
The Tampa Bay Rays recent form and player performance
The Texas Rangers recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Tampa Bay Rays
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Texas Rangers
Recent betting trends in games played between the Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays game
Tampa Bay Rays Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays have a 30-29 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the AL East. The Rays have a 18-19 home record and are 22-34 in over/under. They are coming off a 0-1 road defeat by the Astros, but are still 7-3 in their last 10 games. Under is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games and are playing the Marlins and the Red Sox next.
The Rays have a .246 batting average this season, .312 OBP and .388 slugging percentage. Tampa’s pitching staff has a 3.48 ERA and 1.17 WHIP. Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with 56 hits and is the team’s best hitter with .320 batting average. Junior Caminero leads the team in RBI, with 37 and in home runs, with 13.
Drew Rasmussen (R) will take the mound for the Rays, and he has a 4-4 record, 2.33 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. He has been better at home with a 2.14 ERA across 8 home starts, and he has been lights out recently, with three straight shutout starts in 18 innings pitched. In his previous start against the Rangers this season, he gave up one run in 5 innings of work.
Texas Rangers Preview
The Texas Rangers have a 29-31 record this season and are sitting on the third place of the AL West. The Rangers have a 9-18 road record and 19-40 in over/under. They are coming off an 8-1 home victory over the Cardinals, and have been alternating wins and losses for the past 8 games. Under is 4-2 in their last 6 games and are playing the Nationals and the Twins next.
The Rangers have a .223 batting average this season, .285 OBP and .359 slugging percentage. Texas’ pitching staff has a 3.10 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Josh Jung leads the Rangers with 52 hits, and he is the team’s best hitter with a .277 batting average. Adolis Garcia leads the team in RBI, with 27.
Tyler Mahle (R) will take the mound for the Rangers, and he has a 5-2 record, 1.64 ERA and 1.05 WHIP. He has been weaker on the road, with a 3.27 ERA across four road starts, and he has been in excellent form, having one earned run or less in three of his last four starts, and he is coming off a shutout start against the Blue Jays. His only previous start against the Rays this season was a shutout performance in 5 innings pitched.
Why the Tampa Bay Rays will win
- The home team has won each of the last six games between the Rangers and Rays.
- The Rangers have lost seven of their last eight games against AL East opponents.
- The favorites have covered the run line in each of the Rays’ last six games at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four night games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Rangers have trailed after 5 innings in six of their last seven road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Rangers have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five road games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Why the Texas Rangers will win
- The Rangers have won each of their last seven games against the Rays.
- The Rays have lost each of their last seven games against the Rangers following a road loss.
- The Rays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 14 games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
- The Rangers have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 road games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Rays have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six Tuesday home games.
- The Rays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six Tuesday home games.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Rangers’ last seven games against AL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Sixteen of the Rays’ last 19 night games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last eight games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rays’ last five games against AL West opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Rays rank 1st in the league for steals this season (82).
- The Rays rank 2nd in the league for walks allowed this season (158).
- The Rangers rank T29th in the league for doubles this season (71).
- The Rangers rank 29th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.285).
Rangers vs Rays Prediction
The Rangers are 9-1 in their last 10 overall meetings against the Rays, and are 3-1 in their last 4 visits in Tampa. Under is 6-2 in their last 8 meetings.
In this Rangers vs Rays Prediction, the Rays are coming as -134 home favorites. Both teams have almost identical records, but the Rangers have been terrible on the road, and the Rays mediocre at home. Both teams have been unstable lately, and both are putting good pitchers on the mound, with a combined 3.97 ERA. The Rays have the 4th-best bullpen ERA, while the Rangers’ offense is struggling this season, averaging just 3.5 runs per game. Under is 10-5-1 in their last 16 games combined, and the Rangers are the best under team this season. I expect another low-scoring affair, so take the under 8 in this one.