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M. Kelly RHP · 3–0, 2.43 ERA
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D. Rasmussen RHP · 0–0, 5.40 ERA
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: August 18, 2024 at 1:40 PM ET

Venue: Tropicana Field — St. Petersburg, Florida

Article updated Aug 18, 10:35 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Arizona Diamondbacks are on the road playing the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Sunday, 8/18/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Merrill Kelly (ERA: 2.43) will be the

Game outlook

The Arizona Diamondbacks are on the road playing the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Sunday, 8/18/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Merrill Kelly (ERA: 2.43) will be the starting pitcher for Diamondbacks and Drew Rasmussen (ERA: 5.4) will be starting for Rays. Arizona is the betting favorite opening at -124 and the current line is Arizona -109.

Diamondbacks vs Rays Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Rays to win today's game by 2 points and the total to go over 7.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Arizona 4 to Tampa Bay 6

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

57% of SportsJaw users predict Arizona Diamondbacks to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Arizona will win straight-up is 52%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Arizona Diamondbacks to win and the total score to be 7.5.

OddsShark 's prediction is Arizona will win and the total will go over.

O: 7.5% picked Arizona Diamondbacks on Covers.com

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Arizona Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 2, Arizona is ranked #1 in offense (scoring an average of 5.27 per game), #22 in defense (allowing an average of 4.65 points to be scored against them per game) and are 69-55 this season.

Tampa Bay Key Betting Stats

Tampa Bay Rays has a power ranking of 12 and are #28 for offense (scoring an average of 3.88 per game), #15 for defense (giving up an average of 4.33 points per game) and 98-64 overall. Arizona went 3-0 in their last 3 matchups against Tampa Bay.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Arizona Diamondbacks-124 → -109Moved
  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays+104 → -104Moved
  • Spread · Arizona Diamondbacks-1.5 (+135) → -1.5 (+152)Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Rays+1.5 (-165) → +1.5 (-171)Moved
  • Total · Over7.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under7.5 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Arizona Diamondbacks
86-76 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-4-2 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tampa Bay Rays
98-64 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-08-19T02:35:13.557Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-08-17Arizona Diamondbacks 1 · Tampa Bay Rays 6
  • 2024-08-16Arizona Diamondbacks 4 · Tampa Bay Rays 5
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on August 18, 2024, a 1-run decision in the series. Tampa Bay Rays' strongest period was the 5th inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5 (+152) spread, Tampa Bay Rays covered, while the 15 combined runs finished over the recorded total of 7.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BjenkinsMoneyline · Arizona Diamondbacks -120Loss
  • AliencreationMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays +101Win