The Tampa Bay Rays (4-0) will try to keep a four-game win streak alive when they visit the Washington Nationals (1-3) at 7:05 PM ET on Tuesday.
The Nationals play as a home underdog (+154) against the Rays (-182). The total for the game is set at 9 total runs.
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Rays vs Nationals Betting Lines
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rays | -182 | +154 | 9 |
Rays Betting Insights
- The Rays entered a game as favorites 104 times last season and won 62, or 59.6%, of those games.
- Last season Tampa Bay won 23 of its 32 games, or 71.9%, when favored by at least -182 on the moneyline.
- 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 won in 46, or 32.2%, of the 143 contests they were named as odds-on underdogs in last year.
- 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 Nationals have an implied victory probability of 39.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- 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 – Josh Fleming
- Fleming and his team failed to cover the spread in each of their three chances when he pitched last season.
- The last time the 26-year-old pitched was on Wednesday, Oct. 5 against the Boston Red Sox. The lefty threw 4 2/3 innings as the starter in that matchup.
- Fleming appeared in two games last season with his team as the moneyline favorite and they lost both of them.
- The 26-year-old made three appearances last year and his team failed to win any of those games.
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 – Chad Kuhl
- Kuhl makes his first start of the season for the Nationals.
- The 30-year-old righty started and threw 3 1/3 innings when he last appeared Saturday, Oct. 1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Kuhl and his team had a 9-17 record in games he pitched when they were the underdog on the moneyline a season ago.
- His team finished with a 10-17 record when he pitched in last season.
- In 27 opportunities with a run total set by bookmakers last season, the games he pitched in hit the over 13 times.
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 home runs.
- Tampa Bay went 22-6 in games last season when it put up at least five extra-base hits.
- The team collected eight or more hits in 84 games last season, and went 57-27 in those contests.
- Tampa Bay finished 54-8 in the games last season that it put up at least five runs.
- The Rays drew at least five walks in 36 games last season, and went 22-14 in those contests.
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.
- In 91 games last season with eight or more hits, they had a record of 41-50.
- In 51 games last season with five or more runs scored, Washington posted a record of 38-13.
- They won 17 of their 32 games last season in which they drew more than four free passes.
Rays vs. Nationals Prediction
Moneyline Pick: Rays (-182)
Over/Under Pick: Under (9)
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm derived from offensive performance metrics and probable starting pitchers.
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