Rays vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

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05 April 2023

Rays vs. Nationals odds, tips and betting trends

The Washington Nationals (1-4) will host the Tampa Bay Rays (5-0), Wednesday at 1:05 PM ET, with the Rays on a five-game winning run.

The Nationals are a heavy underdog (+216 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Rays (-261). The Rays will start Shane McClanahan against the Nationals and Patrick Corbin.

These clubs play again following the Rays’ 10-6 victory over the Nationals yesterday. Ryan Thompson (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) earned the win for the Rays. Yandy Diaz went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead the team on offense. Kyle Finnegan (0.1 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 0 K) took the loss on the mound for the Nationals.

Before the Rays vs. Nationals matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Washington Nationals Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Rays (-261, bet $261 to win $100)
Underdog: Nationals (+216, bet $100 to win $216)
Over/under: 8

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Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

Last season, the Rays were favored 106 times and won 63, or 59.4%, of those games.
Tampa Bay played as a favorite of -261 or more twice last season and won both games.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 72.3% chance of a victory for the Rays.
Games involving Tampa Bay went over the total set by bookmakers in 73 of 164 chances last season.
The Rays were 79-85-0 ATS in their 164 games with a spread last season.

Shane McClanahan (Rays Probable Starter)

McClanahan (1-0) takes the mound for the Rays to make his second start this season.
His last time out came on Thursday against the Detroit Tigers, when the left-hander tossed six scoreless innings while allowing four hits.
Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of only .190 against him this season. He has a .00 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings over his one games.
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 25-year-old ranks first in ERA (.00), 26th in WHIP (.833), and 34th in K/9 (9).

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays’ 139 home runs ranked 25th in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 452 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranked 24th in MLB with a .377 slugging percentage last season.
There were just 13 teams in baseball with a lower batting average than the Rays’ .239 batting average last season.
With a middle-of-the-pack offense, Tampa Bay managed to score 666 runs (4.1 per game) last season.
The Rays had the 20th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB last season (.309).
Tampa Bay ranked 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.

Nationals Stats and Trends

Nationals Betting Records

The Nationals were chosen as underdogs in 141 games last year and walked away with the win 47 times (33.3%) in those games.
Last year, Washington won 11 of 28 games when listed as at least +216 on the moneyline.
The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 31.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Washington and its opponents hit the over in 74 of its 159 games with a total last season.
The Nationals had an against the spread record of 69-90-0 in 159 games with a line last season.

Patrick Corbin (Nationals Probable Starter)

The Nationals will look to Corbin (0-1) to open the game and make his second start of the season.
The lefty last appeared on Thursday against the Atlanta Braves, when he tossed three innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .412 against him this season. He has a 6.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings over his one games.

Nationals Batting Stats

The Nationals hit 136 home runs last season, the third-lowest total in MLB play.
A season ago, Washington ranked 24th in baseball with a slugging percentage of .377.
With a .248 batting average a year ago, the Nationals ranked 11th in the majors.
Last season Washington scored the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (603 total, 3.7 per game).
Last season the Nationals’ .310 on-base percentage ranked 18th in MLB.
Washington’s hitters struck out 7.5 times per game, the fourth-fewest strikeouts in baseball.

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