Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics odds, tips and betting trends | June 14
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The Tampa Bay Rays (48-22) will visit the Oakland Athletics (19-50), Wednesday at 9:40 PM ET, with the Athletics on a seven-game winning run.
The Rays are heavily favored (-276 moneyline odds) when they take the field at the Athletics (+227). The Rays will give the ball to Tyler Glasnow (1-0) versus the Athletics and Luis Medina (1-5).
Hogan Harris (7.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 2 K) was credited with a win in the Athletics’ 2-1 victory over the Rays yesterday. Brent Rooker led the way offensively, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Colin Poche (1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Rays.
Before watching this Rays vs. Athletics matchup, here’s what you need to know about Wednesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:21 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Rays (-276, bet $276 to win $100)
Underdog: Athletics (+227, bet $100 to win $227)
Over/under: 8.5
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Rays Stats and Trends Rays Betting Records
The Rays have entered the game as favorites 62 times this season and won 44, or 71%, of those games.
Tampa Bay has played as favorites of -276 or more twice this season and won both games.
The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 73.4%.
Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 38 of its 70 games with a total this season.
The Rays have an ATS record of 40-30-0 in 70 games with a spread this season.
Tyler Glasnow (Rays Probable Starter)
Glasnow gets the start for the Rays, his fourth of the season. He is 1-0 with a 2.87 ERA and 20 strikeouts through 15 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Friday against the Texas Rangers, the right-hander tossed six innings, allowing one earned run while surrendering one hit.
In three games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 2.87, with 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .175 against him.
Glasnow will try to build on a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 innings per appearance).
He will match up with an Athletics squad that is hitting .223 as a unit (30th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .356 (29th in MLB) with 65 total home runs (23rd in MLB).
Rays Batting Stats
The Rays have hit 113 homers this season, which ranks second in the league.
No MLB team has a better slugging percentage than Tampa Bay (.469) this season.
The Rays’ .262 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fifth in MLB.
Tampa Bay has scored the second-most runs in the majors this season with 395.
The Rays have an OBP of .336 this season, which ranks second in MLB.
Tampa Bay ranks 17th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.
Athletics Stats and Trends Athletics Betting Records
The Athletics have been underdogs in 68 games this season and have come away with the win 19 times (27.9%) in those contests.
Oakland has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +227 or worse on the moneyline this season.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 30.6% chance of walking away with the win.
Contests with Oakland has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 35 of 69 chances this season.
The Athletics are 30-39-0 against the spread in their 69 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Luis Medina (Athletics Probable Starter)
Medina (1-5) takes the mound first for the Athletics in his sixth start of the season. He has a 7.53 ERA in 34 2/3 innings pitched, with 32 strikeouts.
His last time out came out of the bullpen on Saturday when the righty threw five innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, surrendering two earned runs while giving up three hits.
The 24-year-old has put together a 7.53 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings over seven games this season, while giving up a batting average of .268 to opposing batters.
Medina has two quality starts under his belt this year.
Medina heads into the game with six outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
He has not made an outing so far in 2023 where he did not allow at least one earned run.
He will face a Rays team that is hitting .262 as a unit (fifth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .469 (first in the league) with 113 total home runs (second in MLB play).
Athletics Batting Stats
The Athletics rank 23rd in baseball with 65 total home runs.
So far this year, Oakland’s .356 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in baseball.
The Athletics have the worst batting average in the league (.223).
Oakland scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (251 total, 3.6 per game).
The Athletics rank 26th in baseball with a .306 on-base percentage.
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Rays vs. Athletics: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
Game Day: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
TV Channel: MLB.tv
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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