The Oakland Athletics will look to improve on a 53-70 record when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays, a key part of the MLB betting odds line up on Saturday.
Tampa Bay puts its faith in starter Erasmo Ramirez to earn a win and boost his personal mark of 10-4. Getting the ball for the Oakland Athletics is Sonny Gray, who owns a 12-5 record on the season with a 2.04 ERA.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Oakland was a -105 moneyline earlier in the day at Sportsbook, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers at Sportsbook pick an Sportsbook over under number of 7.
Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 4.1-2.8 win for the Rays on Saturday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Oakland Athletics bring a 53-70 record to the battle against the 61-61 Rays. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Oakland vs Tampa Bay injuries news.
It's a MLB baseball betting matchup between the No. 28-rated Oakland Athletics and the league No. 8-ranked Tampa Bay Rays, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.
Statistical Matchup
On offense, it's a battle between the Oakland Athletics and its No. 20-rated batting order, averaging 4.02 runs per nine innings, against the No. 29 line up of the Tampa Bay Rays at 3.71 runs per outing.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Oakland has the No. 11-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rays own the No. 8 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Tampa Bay got the job done in their last match in a 2-1 victory over Oakland on Friday at O.co Coliseum behind starter D Smyly.
Next Betting Matchups
Tampa Bay at Oakland, Sunday, August 23rd