Rays vs. Giants Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 17

Ryan Pepiot starts for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday at Oracle Park against Casey Schmitt and the San Francisco Giants. First pitch is at 4:05 p.m. ET for the final game of a three-game series. Bookmakers list the Rays as -113 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Giants -106 moneyline odds. Tampa Bay is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The over/under is 8 runs for the matchup.

Take a look at everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Giants game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rays vs. Giants Game Information & Odds

• When: Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 4:05 p.m. ET
• Where: Oracle Park in San Francisco, California
• How to watch on TV: MLB Network, NBCS-BA, and FDSSUN

Rays vs. Giants Prediction

• Score Prediction: Giants 5, Rays 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 51%, Giants 49%

Rays vs. Giants Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have been favored 60 times and won 35, or 58.3%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has entered 54 games this season favored by -113 or more and is 32-22 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.1% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• The Giants have been victorious in 22, or 46.8%, of the 47 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, San Francisco has come away with a win 21 times in 44 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Giants have a 51.5% chance of walking away with the win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays were the moneyline favorite for three of their last 10 games, and won every time.
• Over their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total six times.
• The Rays' ATS record is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Junior Caminero leads the Rays in home runs (35) and runs batted in (85).
• Among all hitters in MLB, Caminero's home run total places him sixth, and his RBI tally puts him 10th.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .283 with 22 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 40 walks.
• Diaz ranks 42nd in homers and 28th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Diaz carries a six-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. In his last 10 outings he is batting .300 with three doubles, four walks and five RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe has 13 doubles, 24 home runs and 27 walks while batting .275.
• Chandler Simpson has 10 doubles, two triples and 15 walks while batting .306.
• Simpson is riding a seven-game hitting streak into this one. During his last 10 games he is hitting .357 with two doubles, a triple, two walks and three RBIs.

Rays Team Props

Giants Recent Betting Performance

• The Giants have been underdogs twice in the last 10 games and lost both contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Giants and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Giants have four wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Giants Recent Stats

Giants Player Insights

• Rafael Devers paces the Giants with 23 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 81.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Devers' home run total ranks 29th and his RBI tally ranks 11th.
• Devers carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .227 with a double, a home run and an RBI.
• Jung Hoo Lee has 27 doubles, 10 triples, six home runs and 39 walks while hitting .260.
• Among all MLB hitters, Lee is 242nd in homers and 131st in RBI.
• Willy Adames has 18 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 56 walks while hitting .224.
• Heliot Ramos leads the team in batting average with a mark of .265.

Giants Team Props

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