The Los Angeles Dodgers (76-52) are favored at -200 to face the Tampa Bay Rays (64-63) on Friday at 10:10 p.m. ET. Shohei Ohtani has 39 home runs this season and is in line to hit his 40th when the game begins at Dodger Stadium, broadcast live on BSSUN.
Los Angeles' Bobby Miller will start against Tampa Bay's Tyler Alexander.
Dodgers vs Rays odds
Dodgers odds to win: -200 Rays odds to win: +169 Spread: Dodgers -1.5 Total: 8.5 Runs
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Game Times and Info
Date: Friday, August 23, 2024 Time: 10:10pm ET TV: BSSUN
Who will win Dodgers vs. Rays?
Dodgers vs Rays betting trends
The Dodgers have won 71 of 113 games in which they were listed as moneyline favorites this season (62.8%).
Los Angeles is 25-12 (winning 67.6% of their games) when playing as a -200 moneyline favorite or less.
The Rays have won 30 of their 62 games as underdogs this season, or 48.4%.
Tampa Bay has entered the game once this season as an underdog by +169 or more and lost that game.
The Dodgers have had the over/under set 128 times by oddsmakers, and their opponents have beaten the total in 67 of those games (67-59-2).
The Rays and their opponents have played the over in 56 of their 127 games so far this season.
Dodgers Stats and Thoughts
The Dodgers are averaging 4.9 runs per game (630 total runs) which is the fourth-best offense in MLB.
Los Angeles is averaging 1.3 home runs per game and is third in the MLB with 172 total home runs.
The Dodgers rank 10th in the major leagues with a .252 batting average.
Los Angeles is averaging 8.4 strikeouts per game, ranking 15th in baseball.
The Dodgers' pitchers rank 14th in the major leagues with 8.6 strikeouts per nine combined innings.
Los Angeles' team ERA of 3.74 ranks sixth among MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats and Insights
The Rays have scored 489 points this season (just 3.9 points per game), which ranks 28th in the MLB.
Tampa Bay has hit just 115 home runs this season, which ranks 28th in the major leagues.
The Rays rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .230.
Tampa Bay ranks 23rd among MLB offenses in strikeouts per game (9.1).
The Rays' pitchers as a whole are striking out 8.7 batters per nine innings, which is 11th in the MLB.
Tampa Bay has a 3.89 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in the major leagues.
Dodgers notable players
Miller (1-3) took the mound for the Dodgers in his ninth start of the season and posted an 8.02 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings.
Ohtani leads the Los Angeles team with 39 home runs and 88 RBIs, and he also has a team-best batting average of .291.
Freddie Freeman has 127 hits this season with a .389 on-base percentage and a .486 slugging percentage.
Teoscar Hernandez had 128 hits this season with a .328 on-base percentage and a .484 slugging percentage.
Mookie Betts had 98 hits this season, a .398 on-base percentage, and a .492 slugging percentage for the year.
Rays players to watch
The Rays will entrust Alexander (5-3) to start for the seventh time this season.
Yandy Diaz leads the Rays in RBIs (55) and is batting .274, a team-best average.
Christopher Morrell hit a team-leading 20 home runs.
Brandon Lowe is batting .242 with 15 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 30 walks.
Jose Caballero is batting .234 with 21 doubles, one triple, eight home runs and 23 walks.
Dodgers and Rays injuries
Dodgers: Brusdar Graterol: 15-day disabled list (hamstring), Austin Barnes: 15-day disabled list (toe), Tyler Glasnow: 15-day disabled list (elbow), Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 60-day disabled list (triceps), Tony Gonsolin: 60-day disabled list (elbow), Emmett Sheehan: 60-day disabled list (forearm), Dustin May: 60-day disabled list (elbow/esophagus), River Ryan: 60-day disabled list (forearm), Connor Brogdon: 60-day disabled list (foot), Miguel Rojas: day to day (undisclosed)
Rays: Richard Palacios: 10-day IL (knee), Peter Anderson-Fairbanks: 15-day IL (shoulder), Zach Littell: 15-day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-day IL (forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60-day IL (shoulder).
Dodgers vs Rays predictions
Score Prediction: Dodgers 6, Rays 4 Total Prediction: Over 8.5 points
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