Rays vs White Sox Prediction: Picks, Live Odds & Start Time

On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays (23-5) are visiting the Chicago White Sox (7-21), at 2:10 PM ET. The Rays have taken three straight. The scheduled starters are Drew Rasmussen (3-2) for the Rays, and Mike Clevinger (2-2) for the White Sox.

Despite being the away team the Rays are a moderate moneyline favorite (-197) over the White Sox (+165). The game has an over/under of 9.5 runs.

Rays vs. White Sox Odds

Run Line

Tampa Bay Rays (-1.5)

Moneyline

Rays (-197)

Total

9.5 Runs (Over: +100, Under: -119)

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

Game Day: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
TV Channel: NSPCH
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Rays Injury Report

Name	Status	Injury
Tyler Glasnow	15-Day Injured List	Oblique
Jeffrey Springs	60-Day Injured List	Arm
Andrew Kittredge	60-Day Injured List	Elbow
Shawn Armstrong	60-Day Injured List	Neck
Shane Baz	60-Day Injured List	Elbow
Yandy Díaz	Day-to-day	Shoulder
Pete Fairbanks	Day-to-day	Illness

White Sox Injury Report

Name	Status	Injury
Tim Anderson	10-Day Injured List	Knee
Yoán Moncada	10-Day Injured List	Back
Liam Hendriks	15-Day Injured List	Illness
Garrett Crochet	15-Day Injured List	Elbow
Hanser Alberto	15-Day Injured List	Quadricep
Matt Foster	60-Day Injured List	Forearm
Andrew Benintendi	Day-to-day	Elbow

Last Time Out: Rays and White Sox

Yesterday, the Rays picked up a 12-3 win over the White Sox, with Yonny Chirinos (4.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 K) earning the win for the Rays. Randy Arozarena went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI to lead the offense. Lance Lynn (6.1 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 10 K) was handed the loss for the White Sox.

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Rays Betting Records and Team Stats

This season, the Rays have been favored 27 times and won 23, or 85.2%, of those games. Tampa Bay is undefeated in nine games this season when favored by -197 or more on the moneyline. Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 66.3% chance to win. Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 15 of 28 chances this season. In 28 games with a spread this season, the Rays are 20-8-0 ATS.

Name	GP	AVG (Rank)	OBP (Rank)	SLG (Rank)	HR% (Rank)	K% (Rank)	BB% (Rank)
Randy Arozarena	28	.333 (6)	.400 (17)	.590 (8)	5.8% (19)	21.7% (94)	8.3% (107)
Yandy Díaz	28	.319 (15)	.420 (8)	.585 (9)	6.3% (12)	14.3% (29)	13.4% (39)
Wander Franco	28	.300 (27)	.369 (43)	.545 (24)	4.1% (55)	16.5% (40)	8.3% (107)
Josh Lowe	25	.356 (-)	.397 (-)	.644 (-)	6.4% (-)	19.2% (-)	6.4% (-)
Brandon Lowe	27	.235 (126)	.340 (80)	.531 (27)	7.4% (6)	30.9% (158)	13.8% (33)

White Sox Betting Records and Team Stats

The White Sox have won in three, or 15%, of the 20 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year. Chicago has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +165 or worse on the moneyline this season. The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 37.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest. Chicago and their opponents have gone over in 14 of their 28 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The White Sox have an against the spread mark of 11-17-0 in 28 games with a line this season.

Name	GP	AVG (Rank)	OBP (Rank)	SLG (Rank)	HR% (Rank)	K% (Rank)	BB% (Rank)
Andrew Vaughn	28	.245 (107)	.342 (77)	.402 (102)	1.7% (138)	20.5% (75)	10.3% (71)
Jake Burger	23	.246 (-)	.343 (-)	.684 (-)	10.4% (-)	29.9% (-)	10.4% (-)
Luis Robert	28	.213 (155)	.248 (175)	.407 (98)	4.4% (45)	29.2% (149)	3.5% (170)
Yasmani Grandal	26	.241 (117)	.318 (106)	.418 (91)	2.3% (108)	23.9% (109)	9.1% (95)
Gavin Sheets	24	.289 (-)	.373 (-)	.422 (-)	3.9% (-)	13.7% (-)	11.8% (-)

Rays vs. White Sox Picks and Predictions

Our prediction for this matchup is the Rays to win (-197 on the moneyline), while we project the total score will go over the total (9.5 runs).