Rays vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 7

Rays vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 7

Updated Sep. 7, 2025 12:00 p.m. ET
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Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians match up with Josh Lowe and the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday at 12:10 p.m. ET at George M. Steinbrenner Field. The Rays are -160 moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Guardians (+134). Tampa Bay (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The total is 8 runs for the game.

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

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Rays vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

  • When: Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 12:10 p.m. ET
  • Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida
  • How to watch on TV: FDSSUN and CLEG
Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds
Rays -160 +134 8 -123 +102 -1.5 +134 -160

Rays vs. Guardians Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Rays 4, Guardians 3
  • Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
  • Win Probabilities: Rays 56%, Guardians 44%

Rays vs. Guardians Betting Insights

  • The Rays have been favorites in 71 games this season and won 42 (59.2%) of those contests.
  • This season Tampa Bay has won eight of its 18 games, or 44.4%, when favored by at least -160 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 61.5%.
  • The Guardians have come away with 36 wins in the 81 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This year, Cleveland has won nine of 25 games when listed as at least +134 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 42.7% chance of walking away with the win.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

  • The Rays have a 5-3 record from the eight games they were favored on the moneyline over their last 10 matchups.
  • In their last 10 matchups, the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
  • The Rays have a 7-3-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 7-3
Runs Per Game 5.0
HR 11
ERA 2.49
K/9 10.9

Rays Player Insights

  • Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 41 home runs and 103 runs batted in.
  • Of all hitters in baseball, Caminero's home run total ranks him sixth, and his RBI tally ranks him fifth.
  • Yandy Diaz has a club-best .293 batting average.
  • Diaz is 49th in home runs and 38th in RBI in the bigs.
  • Diaz heads into this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. During his last five outings he is batting .474 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
  • Brandon Lowe is hitting .262 with 16 doubles, 28 home runs and 35 walks.
  • Chandler Simpson has 11 doubles, three triples and 18 walks while hitting .288.

Rays Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Yandy Diaz 1.5 (+120) 1.5 (-135) - 0.5 (+130)
Junior Caminero 1.5 (+185) 1.5 (-110) - 0.5 (+105)
Chandler Simpson 1.5 (+145) 1.5 (+105) - 0.5 (+275)
Josh Lowe - - - -
Jake Mangum - - - -

Guardians Recent Betting Performance

  • The Guardians have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won six of those contests.
  • In their last 10 games with a total, the Guardians and their opponents are 4-4-2 when it comes to hitting the over.
  • The Guardians have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 6-4
Runs Per Game 4.6
HR 14
ERA 3.89
K/9 8.0

Guardians Player Insights

  • Ramirez leads the Guardians in home runs (27), runs batted in (73) and has posted a team-best batting average of .283.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Ramirez's home run total is 25th and his RBI tally is 49th.
  • Ramirez carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .368 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBIs.
  • Steven Kwan has 25 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 47 walks while batting .275.
  • Kwan ranks 184th overall in homers and 161st in RBI this season.
  • Kyle Manzardo is hitting .233 with 14 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 44 walks.
  • Angel Martinez has 21 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 17 walks while hitting .224.

Guardians Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Kyle Manzardo 0.5 (-200) 1.5 (+115) - 0.5 (+140)
José Ramírez 0.5 (-265) 1.5 (-105) - 0.5 (+135)
Steven Kwan 1.5 (+195) 1.5 (+120) - 0.5 (+235)
Parker Messick - - - -
CJ Kayfus - - - -

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