Rays vs. Athletics Pick
Will the Oakland Athletics be able to defend their home turf when they host the Tampa Bay Rays at 10:10PM ET?
Oakland has Sonny Gray taking the mound tonight to face Matt Moore of the Rays. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Oakland is a favorite at home. The Athletics are getting odds of -120 to win, while the Rays are getting a money line of +110 to prevail. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 8 runs.
Oakland is 42-53 on the season, 21-28 at home and 46-45-4 with the over. Tampa Bay is 37-57 overall, 18-27 on the road and 47-40-7 with the under. These two have met three times this season, with Oakland winning two of the three games. These two have hit the over in four of their last five meetings.
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The Rays have had a surprising scoring output over their last two games in Colorado, putting up 21 runs. Now they face Gray, who has been struggling all season. He has a season-long ERA of 5.12. While Moore has a 4.33 ERA for the season, his last three outings have been improved, where his ERA is just 2.70. Look for Tampa to carry its hitting momentum into Oakland and rough up Oakland.
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