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Tampa Bay Rays vs Los Angeles Dodgers: Can the Rays stop the Dodgers?

The Tampa Bay Rays are visiting the Los Angeles Dodgers today at Dodger Stadium.

The Mariners are in a crisis

The Tampa Bay Rays are fourth in the AL East with a 64-64 record and 30-30 on the road. The Rays have split the last ten games and have lost the last two. Tampa Bay has a 3.89 ERA, a .238 batting average, a .302 on-base percentage, and 1.22 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Yandy Diaz leads the team with 129 and 45 runs, while Jose Siri leads with 16 home runs.

The Dodgers are the best team in the league

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on top of the NL West with a 77-52 record, including 42-22 at home. They have won the last five games including the opener against the Rays. The Dodgers have a 3.74 ERA, a .229 batting average, a .299 on-base percentage, and 1.21 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the team with 146 hits, 97 runs, and 40 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Dodgers have been favorites in 113 games this season and won 71 of those contests. They entered 49 games this season favored by -185 or more and is 33-16 in those contests. The Dodgers games have gone over the total in 67 of its 129 chances and are 63-65 against the spread this season. The Rays have been underdogs in 62 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times. Tampa Bay has won all of its three games in which it was named as at least a +154 moneyline underdog. Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over in 58 of its 128 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The Rays are 69-58 against the spread in their 127 games that had a posted line this season.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Los Angeles Dodgers have picked up their form lately and have climbed to the top of the league. They won 7-3 last night against the Rays and are now on a five-game winning streak. The Dodgers will try to keep that streak alive with one of their best pitchers, Clayton Kershaw, who is 2-2 for the season with a 2.63 ERA, 19 K, 24 IP, and 1.25 WHIP. The Rays will start Taj Bradley, who is 6-8 for the season with a 3.55 ERA, 101.1 IP, and 1.15 WHIP. The last time the Rays won in LA was in 2020, so we don’t believe that will happen tonight either, so we go with the Dodgers to win.