The 2023 MLB season continues to roll along, and this has been a thrilling season in a number of ways. The Tampa Bay Rays are in Oakland this week for a battle with the Athletics, and the home team has played extremely well.
This series looked like a big mismatch on paper, but the underdog Athletics have won the first two games of the series. Tampa Bay will try to bounce back in Game 3 as they hope to end the winning streak for Oakland.
Here is some key information that will help you make a Rays vs Athletics prediction on Wednesday night.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics Information
Tampa Bay Rays vs Oakland Athletics
Location of the game: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA.
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 14. 9:40 PM EST.
How to watch: MLB Network
Recent Scores
The Tampa Bay Rays schedule appeared to lighten up this week as they were headed to Oakland for a four-game series. Tampa Bay is the best team in baseball, but it has been the lowly Athletics that have won the first two games of this series.
The Oakland Athletics standings still have them in last place in the AL West Division, but this team has now rattled off four straight wins. Tampa Bay has dropped three of their last four games, and they continue to struggle a bit when they aren’t playing at home.
The first two MLB games in this series have been tight, as Oakland has been able to win each of them by just one goal.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics Analysis
Even though Oakland has won the first two games of this series, you have to look at this as a new start when making a Rays vs Athletics prediction. The MLB standings for each team are much different at this point of the year, and Tampa Bay is clearly the better overall team.
The MLB stats for the Tampa Bay Rays on offense are impressive as this team is hitting .262 as a team, and they have also belted 113 home runs. Tampa Bay also has a team ERA of just 3.56, and that makes them a solid option when making MLB picks.
The reason that Oakland has been one of the worst MLB teams this season is that they currently have a team ERA of 6.26. Oakland has been able to get outs so far in this series, but the trend will show that it isn’t normally the case.
Tampa Bay is a team that is going to snap out of their funk eventually, and that offense will do some damage in this series. Oakland got a nice boost from a big crowd on Tuesday night, but don’t expect that to happen in this one.
Odds Breakdown
Looking at the MLB odds is extremely important when trying to pick the winner of a game. Here is a breakdown of the odds for each team in this matchup.
Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays are big moneyline betting favorites in this game, as those odds are set at -285. Tampa Bay is also the favorite on the run line at -1.5, and that would give you odds set at -125.
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is a pretty big underdog in game three of the series, as those odds are set at +225. You can get the Athletics at +1.5 with odds set at +115 if you believe that they can keep this game within two runs.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics Betting Pick and Prediction
The MLB schedule gave the Rays a tough break this week as they are playing Oakland at the worst possible time. Oakland has been playing some great baseball of late, but look for Tampa Bay to bounce back in this one.
If you are going to make a Rays vs Athletics prediction in this game, then here are the two bets that you should take:
- Pick 1: Tampa Bay Rays -285
- Pick 2: Under 8.5 Runs
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