The Tampa Bay Rays will look to pick up a road win when they take on the Athletics in Oakland at O.co Coliseum on Sunday in MLB baseball betting odds action.
Oakland sends Kendall Graveman out against Jake Odorizzi for the Tampa Bay Rays in this game. Graveman is 6-9 with a 4.27 ERA on the season, while Odorizzi is 6-6 on the year and has a 3.02 ERA.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays were -105 moneyline in this one earlier in the day at most online sportsbooks including Sportsbook. The total was 7 at Sportsbook for those preferring over under betting.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4-2.3 result in favor of the Rays. 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 sport a record of 53-71 heading into this matchup, while the Tampa Bay Rays sit at 62-61 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Oakland vs Tampa Bay injuries news.
This game puts the Oakland Athletics, most recently No. 28 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Tampa Bay Rays, who rate a No. 8 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Oakland Athletics No. 19-rated offense, averaging 4.02 runs per game, against a Tampa Bay Rays defense that ranks No. 8 at 3.79 in runs allowed per game. The Oakland Athletics have averaged 8.59 hits per game so far, more than Tampa Bay Rays batters have averaged on the year (8.27 hits per game).
Oakland owns the No. 11 defense, allowing 4.02 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Tampa Bay's No. 8-rated defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Rays enjoyed a 5-4 victory at the expense of the Athletics on Saturday, with E Ramirez throwing 2 innings of 0-hit ball at O.co Coliseum.
- Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
- Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
- Oakland is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
- Oakland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
- Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next Betting Matchups
Tampa Bay home to Minnesota, Tuesday, August 25th
Oakland at Seattle, Monday, August 24th
