Rays vs Red Sox Prediction: Picks, Live Odds & Start Time – June 5, 2023

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At on Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays (42-19) play the Boston Red Sox (30-29), with first pitch at 4:05 PM ET. The Rays will hand the ball to Shane McClanahan (8-1), and the Red Sox will counter with Brayan Bello (3-3).

The Rays are currently a moderate moneyline favorite (-164) on the road at the Red Sox (+140). The total for this contest is set at 9.

Rays vs. Red Sox Odds

Run Line

Tampa Bay Rays (-1.5)

Moneyline

Rays (-164)

Total

9 Runs (Over: -104, Under: -118)

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When, Where, at What Time is Rays vs. Red Sox

  • Game Day: Monday, June 5, 2023
  • Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
  • TV Channel: NESN
  • Location: ,
  • Stadium:

Rays Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Pete Fairbanks 15-Day Injured List Hip
Zack Littell 15-Day Injured List Shoulder
Drew Rasmussen 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Jeffrey Springs 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Garrett Cleavinger 60-Day Injured List Knee
Andrew Kittredge 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Shane Baz 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Josh Fleming Day-to-day Elbow
Brandon Lowe Day-to-day Leg
Jose Siri Day-to-day Shoulder
Wander Franco Day-to-day Hamstring

Red Sox Injury Report

Name Status Injury
Yu Chang 10-Day Injured List Wrist
Christian Arroyo 10-Day Injured List Hamstring
Chris Sale 15-Day Injured List Shoulder
John Schreiber 15-Day Injured List Back
Richard Bleier 15-Day Injured List Shoulder
Joely Rodriguez 15-Day Injured List Shouder
Zack Kelly 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Adam Duvall 60-Day Injured List Wrist
Trevor Story 60-Day Injured List Elbow
Adalberto Mondesi 60-Day Injured List Hamstring
Wyatt Mills 60-Day Injured List Elbow

Last Time Out: Rays and Red Sox

These clubs meet again after the Rays defeated the Red Sox 6-2 yesterday. Taj Bradley earned the win for the Rays (5.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 6 K), and Josh Lowe led the way offensively (2-for-3 with a double and an RBI). Tanner Houck (5.0 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 6 K) was credited with the loss for the Red Sox.

Betting Trends

Rays Betting Records and Team Stats

This season, the Rays have been favored 53 times and won 38, or 71.7%, of those games. Tampa Bay has entered 29 games this season favored by -164 or more and is 25-4 in those contests. The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 62.1% chance of a victory for the Rays. So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 35 of their 61 games with a total. The Rays are 36-25-0 against the spread in their 61 chances this season.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Wander Franco 56 .305 (11) .367 (23) .493 (29) 2.8% (101) 12.9% (12) 8.5% (95)
Yandy Díaz 50 .312 (7) .405 (5) .571 (3) 5.5% (17) 14.5% (21) 11.8% (34)
Randy Arozarena 58 .287 (32) .394 (11) .488 (36) 4.4% (33) 23.1% (99) 12.4% (28)
Josh Lowe 49 .300 (-) .348 (-) .565 (-) 6% (-) 22.8% (-) 7.1% (-)
Isaac Paredes 52 .266 (62) .343 (61) .458 (60) 4% (46) 18.2% (53) 6.6% (129)

Red Sox Betting Records and Team Stats

The Red Sox have won in 15, or 45.5%, of the 33 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year. Boston has a win-loss record of 4-4 when favored by +140 or worse by sportsbooks this year. The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 41.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup. Contests with Boston have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 35 of 59 chances this season. The Red Sox are 31-28-0 against the spread in their 59 games that had a posted line this season.

Name GP AVG (Rank) OBP (Rank) SLG (Rank) HR% (Rank) K% (Rank) BB% (Rank)
Masataka Yoshida 51 .318 (5) .396 (9) .505 (24) 3.1% (83) 9.8% (5) 10.2% (63)
Alex Verdugo 55 .296 (19) .367 (23) .466 (55) 2% (131) 13.7% (18) 8.5% (95)
Rafael Devers 56 .241 (110) .295 (141) .486 (39) 5.4% (19) 21.2% (81) 6.2% (135)
Justin Turner 56 .265 (63) .349 (50) .403 (102) 2.5% (109) 16.2% (35) 10% (70)
Kiké Hernández 53 .233 (126) .307 (126) .360 (141) 2.4% (114) 21.7% (84) 9% (88)

Rays vs. Red Sox Picks and Predictions

Our pick for this matchup is the Rays to emerge victorious (-164 on the moneyline), while we predict the total score will go over the total (9 runs).

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WRITTEN BY

Matt Rooney

Matt comes from Chicago and has lived in the area his whole life. Graduated from and played football at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL while also serving as the director of student sports broadcasting. He writes for Betsperts as well as appears on several shows across the network.

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