Tuesday’s contest between the Oakland Athletics (54-71) and the Tampa Bay Rays (62-62) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum has a good chance to be a competitive matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 6-5, with the Athletics taking home the win. Game time is at 9:40 p.m. ET on August 20.

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Rays vs. Athletics Matchup Info

• When: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. ET
• Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CA
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Rays vs. Athletics Predictions

• Score Prediction: Athletics 6, Rays 5
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

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Rays vs. Athletics Betting Lines

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Rays Betting Insights

• Tampa Bay has been chosen as the favorite in 58 games this year, and has walked away with the win 32 times (55.2%) in those games.
• This season, the Rays have come away with a win 26 times in 46 chances when named as a favorite of at least -120 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Contests involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 56 of 124 chances this season.
• In the past 15 games, the Rays were named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers only two times, and they split those games.
• In its past 15 matchups, Tampa Bay and its opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 15 of the games had set totals).

Athletics Betting Insights

• Oakland has been the moneyline underdog 110 total times this season. It has finished 43-67 in those games.
• In games they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, the Athletics have a 38-66 record (winning only 36.5% of their games).
• Oakland has had an over/under set by bookmakers 125 times, and it has combined with opponents to go over the total in 57 of those games (57-66-2).
• The Athletics have played as underdogs in 12 of their past 15 games and won seven of those contests.
• In its past 15 games with a total, Oakland and its opponents are 6-9-0 when it comes to hitting the over.

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Rays vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers

Rays’ Starting Pitcher: Shane Baz

• The 25-year-old has pitched to a 4.21 ERA this season with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.5 walks per nine across seven games.
• Shane Baz’s team lost his only start as a favorite this season.
• Baz’s team has won three of his seven starts.
• In games Baz has started this season, the teams are 3-4-0 at hitting the over.

Athletics’ Starting Pitcher: Joey Estes

• The 22-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.72, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opponents are batting .252 against him.
• The Athletics have been the underdog on the moneyline in 13 of Estes’ starts this season, and they went 6-7 in those matchups.
• Estes’ team has an 8-8 record in his starts this season.
• Estes’ starts hit the over on the run total nine times in 16 games with a set total this season.

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