Dodgers vs. Rays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 2, 2025

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The Los Angeles Dodgers (64-46) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (54-57) at 1:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, providing a matchup between two top-10 sluggers. Shohei Ohtani has 38 home runs (second in MLB) for the favored Dodgers (-136), while Junior Caminero is sixth in MLB play with 27 round-trippers this season for the underdog Rays (+115). Los Angeles has Blake Snell starting things off, while Tampa Bay counters with Drew Rasmussen.

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Dodgers to win vs Rays -136

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Dodgers vs. Rays betting lines

  • Favorite: Dodgers (-136)
  • Underdog: Rays (+115)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Dodgers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Dodgers betting info

  • The Dodgers have been favored on the moneyline 94 total times this season. They’ve finished 57-37 in those games.
  • When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -136 or shorter, Los Angeles has gone 49-31 (61.3%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Dodgers a 57.6% chance to win.
  • Los Angeles has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 54 times this season for a 54-51-5 record against the over/under.
  • The Dodgers have collected a 47-63-0 record ATS this season.

Dodgers hitting info

  • Ohtani leads the Dodgers in home runs (38) and runs batted in (73).
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Ohtani’s home run total ranks second and his RBI tally ranks 11th.
  • Mookie Betts has 15 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 41 walks while batting .237.
  • Betts ranks 124th in homers and 89th in RBI this season.
  • Will Smith paces the Dodgers with a team-best batting average of .325.
  • Smith has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with three doubles, three walks and two RBIs.
  • Andy Pages has 17 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 20 walks while batting .278.

Dodgers pitching rankings

  • The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Dodgers pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
  • Los Angeles’ 4.19 team ERA ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Dodgers have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.313).
  • The Dodgers give up the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (131 total, 1.2 per game).
  • Los Angeles struck out eight Rays batters while allowing six hits in a 5-0 win in its last game.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have won 22, or 41.5%, of the 53 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • Tampa Bay is 15-12 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +115 or more on the moneyline.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.5% chance of a victory for the Rays.
  • Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 44 of 111 chances this season.
  • In 111 games with a spread this season, the Rays are 50-61-0 ATS.

Rays hitting info

  • Yandy Diaz is batting .281 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI for Tampa Bay this season.
  • Diaz’s home run total ranks 43rd in MLB, and he is 33rd in RBI.
  • Caminero is batting .250 this season with a team-high 27 home runs and 71 RBI.
  • Among all major league batters, Caminero ranks sixth in home runs and 14th in RBI.
  • Brandon Lowe is slashing .275/.325/.481 this season for the Rays.
  • Lowe enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
  • Chandler Simpson has collected 68 hits this season and has an OBP of .332. He’s slugging .341 on the year.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
  • Tampa Bay has the 15th-ranked ERA (3.91) in the majors this season.
  • The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.218 as a pitching staff, which is the fifth-best in baseball this season.
  • The Rays have allowed the 25th-fewest home runs this season with 144, or 1.3 per game.
  • Tampa Bay pitchers struck out 15 Dodgers hitters while allowing nine base hits in a 5-0 loss its last time out.
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