Wednesday’s game features the Oakland Athletics (54-72) and the Tampa Bay Rays (63-62) facing off at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in what should be a competitive matchup, with a projected 5-4 victory for the Athletics according to our computer prediction. Game time is at 9:40 p.m. ET on August 21.

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Rays vs. Athletics Matchup Info

• When: Wednesday, August 21, 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 5, Rays 4
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs

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Rays vs. Athletics Betting Lines

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Rays Betting Insights

• Tampa Bay has come away with 33 wins in the 59 contests it has been listed as the favorite in this season.
• This season, the Rays have been victorious 22 times in 36 chances when named as a favorite of at least -130 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 56 of 125 opportunities.
• The Rays were favored on the moneyline in three of their past 15 games, and they went 2-1 in those matchups.
• Over its past 15 matchups (all 15 of them had set totals), Tampa Bay and its opponents combined to go over the run total four times.

Athletics Betting Insights

• Oakland has won 38.7% of the games this season it was the moneyline underdog (43-68).
• The Athletics have gone 28-62 when they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer (31.1%).
• Oakland has played in 126 games with an over/under set, and it has combined with its opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-67-2).
• In 12 games as underdogs in their past 15 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 6-6.
• In its past 15 games with a total, Oakland and its opponents have combined to hit the over five times.

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Rays vs. Athletics Probable Pitchers

Rays’ Starting Pitcher: Ryan Pepiot

• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.69, a 3.09 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.079 in 18 games this season.
• Ryan Pepiot’s team is 7-5 this season when he starts and they are the moneyline favorite.
• Pepiot’s team is 10-8 when he starts this season.
• In games Pepiot has started this season, the teams are 8-7-3 at hitting the over.

Athletics’ Starting Pitcher: Mitch Spence

• The 26-year-old has put together a 4.64 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings during 27 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .265 to his opponents.
• The Athletics have been the underdog on the moneyline in 14 of Spence’s starts this season, and they went 4-10 in those games.
• Spence’s team has a 5-11 record in his starts this season.
• Mitch Spence has started 16 contests with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in nine of them.

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