Rays vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

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17 April 2023

Rays vs. Reds odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Tampa Bay Rays (14-2) and Cincinnati Reds (6-9) is on deck Monday at 6:40 PM ET, at Great American Ball Park.

The Rays are favored (-144 moneyline odds) when they visit the Reds (+122). The Tampa Bay Rays will give the start to Jalen Beeks and the Reds will turn to Hunter Greene.

The Rays won their last contest versus the Blue Jays by an 8-1 score yesterday, with Shane McClanahan picking up the win pitching going six innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out six. Josh Lowe went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI to lead them offensively.

The Reds suffered a 14-3 loss to the Phillies yesterday. Spencer Steer (2-for-3) led the way offensively, while Luis Cessa got the loss on the mound after going three innings, giving up 11 earned runs on 14 hits.

Get ready for the Rays vs. Reds with what you need to know ahead of Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cincinnati Reds Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rays (-144, bet $144 to win $100)
Underdog: Reds (+122, bet $100 to win $122)
Over/under: 9

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Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have been favorites in 15 games this season and won 14 (93.3%) of those contests.
Tampa Bay has entered 12 games this season favored by -144 or more, and won each of those games.
The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 59%.
Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of 16 opportunities.
In 16 games with a spread this season, the Rays are 13-3-0 ATS.

Jalen Beeks (Rays Probable Starter)

The Rays are sending Beeks (0-0) out to make his second start of the season.
The lefty last appeared in relief on Wednesday, when he threw one inning against the Boston Red Sox, allowing one earned run while giving up one hit.
In four appearances this season, he has put up a 3.00 ERA and averages 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings while opposing batters are hitting .238 against him.
He will take the hill against a Reds team that is hitting .253 as a unit (12th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .398 (18th in MLB) with 14 total home runs (25th in MLB).

Rays Batting Stats

No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Rays, who have connected on 36 this season.
Hitters for Tampa Bay lead the majors with a combined .541 team slugging percentage.
The Rays have a team batting average of .280 this season, which ranks second among MLB teams.
Tampa Bay has scored the most runs (114) in baseball so far this year.
The Rays have an on-base percentage of .356 this season, which ranks second in the league.
Tampa Bay has shown patience at the plate this season with the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.

Reds Stats and Trends

Reds Betting Records

The Reds have been chosen as underdogs in 11 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (27.3%) in those games.
This year, Cincinnati has won one of eight games when listed as at least +122 or worse on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 45% chance of pulling out a win.
Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 10 of its 15 opportunities.
The Reds are 10-5-0 against the spread in their 15 games that had a posted line this season.

Hunter Greene (Reds Probable Starter)

The Reds will send Greene (0-0) out to make his fourth start of the season. He is 0-0 with a 5.14 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, the righty went six innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 23-year-old has put up an ERA of 5.14, with 14.8 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents have a .288 batting average against him.
Greene enters the outing with one quality start under his belt this year.
Greene has pitched five or more innings in a game one time this season entering this matchup.
He meets a Rays offense that ranks first in the league with 114 total runs scored while batting .280 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .541 slugging percentage (first in MLB play) and has hit a total of 36 home runs (first in the league).