Rays vs. Rangers AL Wild Card Game 1 Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 3

The Tampa Bay Rays will host the Texas Rangers to start the AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday at 3:08 PM ET, live on ABC from Tropicana Field. The Rays are -153 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Rangers (+130). Tampa Bay is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The over/under is 7.5 runs for this matchup (with -115 odds to hit the over and -104 odds to go under).

The scheduled starters are Tyler Glasnow (10-7) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Jordan Montgomery (10-11) for the Texas Rangers.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-Rangers game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks.

Rays vs. Rangers Game Information & Odds

• When: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 3:08 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: ABC

Rays vs. Rangers Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 5, Rangers 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 55%, Rangers 45%

Rays vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Rays have won 86, or 66.2%, of the 130 games they've played as favorites this season.
• Tampa Bay is 54-19 this season when entering a game favored by -153 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 60.5% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• The Rangers have been underdogs in 50 games this season and have come away with the win 24 times (48%) in those contests.
• This season, Texas has been victorious six times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +130 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays went 5-3 over the eight games they were favored on the moneyline in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the total nine times.
• The Rays have put together a 4-6-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Yandy Diaz has put up a team-high batting average of .330.
• Of all batters in MLB, Diaz's home run total places him 73rd, and his RBI tally puts him 63rd.
• Isaac Paredes has shown off his power as he leads his team with 31 home runs and 98 RBI.
• Paredes ranks 22nd in home runs in baseball, and 20th in RBI.
• Paredes carries a two-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .255 with 19 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 80 walks.
• Josh Lowe is batting .292 with 32 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 31 walks.
• Lowe is riding an 11-game hitting streak into this one. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .400 with five doubles, two home runs, five walks and eight RBI.

Rays Team Props

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Rangers Recent Betting Performance

• The Rangers have played as underdogs in four of their past 10 games and have gone 1-3 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Rangers and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The Rangers have seven wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Rangers Recent Stats

Rangers Player Insights

• Marcus Semien has 40 doubles, four triples, 29 home runs and 72 walks while hitting .276.
• In all of MLB, Semien ranks 30th in home runs and 17th in RBI.
• Corey Seager's .325 batting average paces his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Seager is 16th in homers and 27th in RBI.
• Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers in home runs (39) and runs batted in (107).
• Nate Lowe is batting .262 with 38 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 93 walks.

Rangers Team Props