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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: April 25, 2023 at 6:40 PM ET

Venue: Tropicana Field — St. Petersburg, Florida

Article updated Apr 24, 2:14 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Houston Astros are traveling to play the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Tuesday, 4/25/2023 @ 6:40pm EST. Luis Garcia (ERA: 5.14) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Houston Astros are traveling to play the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Tuesday, 4/25/2023 @ 6:40pm EST. Luis Garcia (ERA: 5.14) will be the starting pitcher for Astros and Drew Rasmussen (ERA: 2.01) will be starting for Rays. Tampa Bay is the betting favorite opening at -145 and the current line is Tampa Bay -174.

Astros vs Rays Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Rays to win tonight's game by -1 points and the total to go over 7.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Houston 4 to Tampa Bay 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

59% of SportsJaw predicts Tampa Bay Rays to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Tampa Bay will win straight-up is 64%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Tampa Bay Rays to win and the total score to be 7.5.

OddsShark predicts Tampa Bay will win and the total will go over.

U: 2.5% picked Tampa Bay Rays on Covers.com

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With a power ranking of 5, Houston is ranked #7 in offense (scoring an average of 5.14 per game), #9 in defense (allowing an average of 3.91 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-11 this season.

Tampa Bay Key Betting Stats

Tampa Bay Rays has a power ranking of 1 and are #1 for offense (scoring an average of 6.77 per game), #1 for defense (giving up an average of 2.77 points per game) and 98-64 overall. Houston went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Tampa Bay.

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SportsJaw Astros vs Rays archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Astros vs Rays matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Houston Astros+134 → +155Moved
  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays-145 → -174Moved
  • Spread · Houston Astros+1.5 (-163) → +1.5 (-140)Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Rays-1.5 (+143) → -1.5 (+120)Moved
  • Total · Over8 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Houston Astros
81-81 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tampa Bay Rays
98-64 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-4-2 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-04-24T18:14:11.513Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-04-24Houston Astros 3 · Tampa Bay Rays 8
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Houston Astros defeated Tampa Bay Rays 5-0

Houston Astros defeated Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on April 25, 2023, a 5-run decision in the series. Houston Astros' strongest period was the 5th inning, when it outscored its opponent 5-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Houston Astros +1.5 (-140) spread, Houston Astros covered, while the 5 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 7.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DocthizzMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -168Loss
  • DocthizzRunline · Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (+125)Loss
  • AliencreationRunline · Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (+125)Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -178Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -178Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -178Loss