The Tampa Bay Rays (3-0) carry a three-game win streak into a road matchup versus the Washington Nationals (1-2) at 7:05 PM ET on Monday.
The Rays are favored (-182 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Nationals (+154). The total for this game is set at 8.
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Rays vs Nationals Betting Lines
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rays | -182 | +154 | 8 |
Rays Betting Insights
- Last season, the Rays were favored 104 times and won 62, or 59.6%, of those games.
- Tampa Bay had a record of 23-9, a 71.9% win rate, when it was favored by -182 or more by bookmakers last season.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 64.5% chance to win.
- 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 in their 164 chances last season.
Nationals Betting Insights
- The Nationals came away with 46 wins in the 143 contests they were listed as the underdogs in last season.
- Last season, Washington came away with a win 24 times in 76 chances when named as an underdog of at least +154 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 39.4% chance of walking away with the win.
- Washington and its opponents hit the over in 75 of its 162 games with a total last season.
- The Nationals went 71-91-0 against the spread in their 162 games that had a posted line last season.
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Rays Probable Pitcher – Drew Rasmussen
- In games Rasmussen pitched with a spread last season, his team was 16-12-0 ATS.
- The 27-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched since last season. He last appeared on Saturday, Oct. 8 against the Cleveland Guardians, when he pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
- Rasmussen and his team had a 15-5 record when he pitched as a favorite last season.
- The 27-year-old’s team finished with a record of 19-9 in games he pitched.
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 |
Nationals Probable Pitcher – Trevor Williams
- Williams starts for the first time this season for the Nationals.
- The 30-year-old right-hander started and threw six innings in his last appearance on Wednesday, Oct. 5 against the Washington Nationals.
- Williams and his team put together a 3-1 record in games he pitched when they were the underdog on the moneyline a season ago.
- His team finished with a 6-4 record when he pitched in last season.
- The games he appeared in last season finished over the total set by oddsmakers seven times in 10 opportunities.
Nationals Relief Pitchers (2022)
| Name | Relief App. | IP | Ks | ERA | Holds | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Finnegan | 66 | 66.2 | 70 | 3.51 | 14 | 11 |
| Erasmo Ramírez | 59 | 86.1 | 61 | 2.92 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. | 57 | 62 | 56 | 2.76 | 13 | 2 |
| Andres Machado | 51 | 59.1 | 46 | 3.34 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Harvey | 38 | 39.1 | 45 | 2.52 | 6 | 0 |
Rays Hitting Trends
- The Rays went 23-11 last season in games when they hit two or more homers.
- Tampa Bay went 22-6 in games last season when it had at least five extra-base hits.
- The club notched at least eight hits 84 times last season, and had a 57-27 record in those games.
- Tampa Bay finished 54-8 in the games last season that it put up five or more runs.
- The Rays finished 22-14 over the 36 games last season when they drew five or more walks.
Nationals Hitting Trends
- They were 19-10 last season when they hit two or more home runs in a game.
- In 20 games with five or more extra-base hits last season, it had a record of 14-6.
- They had a record of 41-50 last season when collecting eight or more base hits in a game.
- In 51 games last season with five or more runs scored, Washington posted a record of 38-13.
- They had a 17-15 record last season when drawing five or more walks in a game.
Rays vs. Nationals Prediction
Moneyline Pick: Nationals (+154)
Over/Under Pick: Under (8)
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.
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