Rays vs. Braves Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 12

Rays vs. Braves Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 12

Updated Apr. 12, 2025 4:00 p.m. ET
Data Skrive

The Atlanta Braves and Marcell Ozuna hit the field against Kameron Misner and the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Rays are the favorite in this one, at -140, while the underdog Braves have +118 odds to play spoiler. Tampa Bay is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total for the contest is set at 8.5 runs.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Rays-Braves game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rays vs. Braves Game Information & Odds

  • When: Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 4:10 p.m. ET
  • Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida
  • How to watch on TV: FDSSUN and FDSSO
Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds
Rays -140 +118 8.5 -120 -100 -1.5 +144 -172

Rays vs. Braves Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Braves 4, Rays 3
  • Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
  • Win Probabilities: Rays 50%, Braves 50%

Rays vs. Braves Betting Insights

  • This season, the Rays have been favored 10 times and won six of those games.
  • This season Tampa Bay has won five of its seven games when favored by at least -140 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 58.3% chance of a victory for the Rays.
  • The Braves have been underdogs in six games this season, however, they have failed to come away with a win in any of those games.
  • Atlanta has been listed as an underdog of +118 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 45.9% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

  • The Rays were the moneyline favorite for seven of their last 10 games, and they went 4-3 in those matchups.
  • In their last 10 matchups, the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
  • The Rays' ATS record is 3-7-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 4-6
Runs Per Game 3.9
HR 8
ERA 4.13
K/9 8.8

Rays Player Insights

  • Misner is hitting .375 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and two walks.
  • Brandon Lowe has shown his power as he leads his team with three home runs and nine RBI, with a team-best .271 batting average.
  • Lowe ranks 29th in home runs in baseball, and 34th in RBI.
  • Jonathan Aranda is batting .324 with six doubles, a home run and three walks.
  • Jake Mangum is batting .297 with two doubles and a walk.

Rays Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Junior Caminero 0.5 (-245) 1.5 (+115) - 0.5 (+150)
Yandy Diaz 1.5 (+175) 1.5 (+105) - 0.5 (+170)
Taylor Walls 0.5 (-110) 0.5 (-110) - 0.5 (+230)
Kameron Misner 0.5 (-130) 0.5 (-130) - 0.5 (+225)
Jose Caballero 0.5 (-145) 0.5 (-145) - 0.5 (+200)

Braves Recent Betting Performance

  • The Braves have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
  • In their last 10 games with a total, the Braves and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
  • The Braves have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Braves Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 3-7
Runs Per Game 3.4
HR 8
ERA 4.13
K/9 9.5

Braves Player Insights

  • Ozuna paces the Braves with three home runs and eight runs batted in, while posting a team-best batting average of .317.
  • Ozuna is 29th in homers and 46th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • Ozuna takes a hitting streak of four games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
  • Ozzie Albies is batting .208 with two doubles, two home runs and four walks.
  • Albies is 61st overall in homers and 89th in RBI this year.
  • Matt Olson is batting .196 with three doubles, a home run and 10 walks.
  • Austin Riley has four doubles, two home runs and three walks while batting .245.

Braves Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Marcell Ozuna 0.5 (-215) 1.5 (+115) - 0.5 (+150)
Austin Riley 0.5 (-230) 1.5 (+115) - 0.5 (+185)
Sean Murphy 0.5 (-145) 0.5 (-150) - 0.5 (+230)
Ozzie Albies 0.5 (-160) 0.5 (-165) - 0.5 (+225)
Nick Allen 0.5 (-135) 0.5 (-135) - 0.5 (+390)

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