Rays vs Red Sox Betting Odds: Tampa Bay Favored on Road
Glasnow Making Second Start of Season For Rays
The Rays vs Red Sox betting odds show Tampa Bay as -125 road favorites at Boston. The total on the game is 9-over (-120) and Tampa is +125 on the run line. The Rays enter the game after salvaging the last of a three-game series with the Cubs. The Red Sox played the Reds on Thursday night and the MLB results show an 8-2 Boston victory.
After its hot start, the Rays have looked like a normal team. Tampa Bay was 17-12 in May, which is still pretty solid. But it doesn’t match the 22-6 mark the team posted in April. But then again, nobody expected the Rays to keep up that pace.
Tampa Bay has been a different team away from home. The Rays are 26-6 at home and just 14-12 on the road. That’s a significant difference. Tampa Bay does have six more road games than home games remaining on their MLB schedule.
The Red Sox are above .500 at home and just below .500 on the road, where they’ve gone 13-14. As a home underdog, Boston has posted a 7-5 record. That will be the case once again in this one.
Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays are second in team batting average and runs scored, trailing only the Texas Rangers. Tampa Bay is No. 7 in team ERA, giving the team a solid mixture of good hitting and solid pitching.
Tyler Glasnow will be making his second start of the season. He allowed three runs in 4 1/3 innings against the Dodgers on May 27.
He did strike out eight in his first start after missing the first two months of the season with an oblique injury. A healthy Glasnow will help an already solid pitching staff.
Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox will send Garrett Whitlock to the mound. He’s made four starts this season with a 2-2 record and 5.14 ERA. His best start of the year did come in his lone home appearance. He allowed one run and three hits in seven innings against the Angels. Whitlock has either been very good or pretty bad in each of his starts. He’s allowed one run twice and five runs his other two starts.
The Red Sox are No. 5 in team batting average, so hitting the ball isn’t a problem for Boston. It’s pitching, where the Sox rank No. 25 in team ERA. Boston’s staff is allowing opposing teams to hit .252, which is ninth worst in the league.
If the Red Sox are going to make a run at the playoffs, they have to get better pitching. Boston has the misfortune of playing in the AL East, where all teams are above .500.
Handicapping the Game
The Rays vs Red Sox betting odds are taking into consideration Tampa Bay is the better team and is more rested. Tampa Bay has the better pitcher on the mound, although it could take Glasnow a few more starts to get back to form. The Rays do have a solid bullpen, which will help since Glasnow is unlikely to go more than six innings.
The Rays aren’t the team they were at the beginning of the season. But they haven’t had to be. As long as Tampa continues to play .600 ball, it will be in good shape when the playoffs roll around. The team’s home vs away splits make home field advantage key for Tampa this season.
Both teams have played well following a victory. Tampa Bay is 27-12 and the Red Sox have gone 17-11 after a win. With the The Rays vs Red Sox betting odds are a manageable -125 for Tampa Bay, they’re probably the side to be on in this one.
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