The Tampa Bay Rays start the MLB season versus the Detroit Tigers on Thursday at 3:10 PM ET, at Tropicana Field.
The Tigers are an underdog away (+191) at the Rays (-228). The matchup has an over/under set at 6.5 total runs.
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Rays vs Tigers Betting Lines
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rays | -228 | +191 | 6.5 |
Rays Betting Insights
- The Rays won 62, or 59.6%, of the 104 games they played as favorites last season.
- Tampa Bay had a record of 4-3 when it was favored by -228 or more by sportsbooks last season.
- The Rays have a 69.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents hit the over in 73 of 164 games with a total last season.
- The Rays were 78-86-0 against the spread last season.
Tigers Betting Insights
- The Tigers came away with 53 wins in the 137 contests they were listed as the underdogs in last season.
- Last season, Detroit came away with a win seven times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +191 or longer on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 34.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- Detroit and its opponents hit the over in 65 of its 163 games with a total last season.
- The Tigers had an against the spread record of 81-82-0 in 163 games with a line last season.
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Rays Probable Pitcher – Shane McClanahan
- McClanahan and his team were 14-15-0 against the spread when he pitched last season.
- The last time the lefty took the mound was on Friday, Oct. 7 last season, when he pitched seven innings in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
- McClanahan appeared in 22 games last season as the moneyline favorite and his team finished with a record of 12-10 in those contests.
- His team finished with a record of 15-14 in games he pitched last season.
Rays Relief Pitchers (2022)
| Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Adam | 67 | 63.1 | 75 | 1.56 | 21 | 8 |
| Colin Poche | 65 | 58.2 | 64 | 3.99 | 23 | 7 |
| Ryan Thompson | 47 | 42.2 | 39 | 3.80 | 10 | 3 |
| Jalen Beeks | 35 | 61 | 70 | 2.80 | 4 | 2 |
| Pete Fairbanks | 24 | 24 | 38 | 1.13 | 6 | 8 |
Tigers Probable Pitcher – Eduardo Rodriguez
- Rodriguez starts for the first time this season for the Tigers.
- The 29-year-old left-hander started and threw six innings when he last appeared Tuesday, Oct. 4 against the Seattle Mariners.
- Rodríguez’s team went 4-11 in games he appeared in when they were moneyline underdogs a season ago.
- He helped his team to a win in 6 of the 17 games he appeared in last season.
- When he pitched last season, the games finished over the run total set by sportsbooks in 11 of 17 opportunities.
Tigers Relief Pitchers (2022)
| Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lange | 71 | 63.1 | 82 | 3.55 | 23 | 0 |
| Jason Foley | 60 | 60.1 | 43 | 3.88 | 4 | 0 |
| Daniel Norris | 38 | 58.2 | 66 | 5.22 | 2 | 0 |
| José Cisnero | 28 | 25 | 23 | 1.08 | 5 | 0 |
| Chasen Shreve | 25 | 26.1 | 29 | 6.49 | 4 | 0 |
Rays Hitting Trends
- The Rays racked up two or more homers in 34 games last season, and finished 23-11 in those outings.
- Tampa Bay went 22-6 in games last season when it put up at least five extra-base hits.
- The club went 57-27 in the games last season it racked up eight or more hits.
- Tampa Bay had a 54-8 record in games last season that it put up at least five runs.
- The Rays finished 22-14 in the 36 games last season when they drew at least five walks.
Tigers Hitting Trends
- They were 16-8 last season when they hit two or more home runs in a game.
- Detroit went 12-1 last season when collecting five or more extra-base hits as a team.
- They had a record of 46-35 last season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
- In 41 games last season with five or more runs scored, Detroit posted a record of 33-8.
- They had a 4-6 record last season when drawing five or more walks in a game.
Rays vs. Tigers Prediction
Moneyline Pick: Rays (-228)
Over/Under Pick: Over (6.5)
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.
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