Athletics vs. Rays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 12, 2025

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The Athletics (53-67) host the Tampa Bay Rays (57-62) on Tuesday at Sutter Health Park, beginning at 10:05 p.m. ET. The Athletics are favored on the moneyline (-117), while the Rays are -103 underdogs. The Rays are spread favorites (1.5) with +147 odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Sacramento’s Jacob Lopez and Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz will take the mound first.

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Money Line

Athletics to win vs Rays -117

Bet $20, Payout $37.09

Athletics vs. Rays betting lines

  • Favorite: Athletics (-117)
  • Underdog: Rays (-103)
  • Over/under: 10

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

  • The Athletics have won 46.2% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (12-14).
  • When they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -117 or shorter, the Athletics have gone 8-13 (38.1%).
  • The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.9% in this contest.
  • The Athletics have played in 120 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-54-9).
  • The Athletics have a 61-59-0 record ATS this season (covering 50.8% of the time).

Athletics hitting info

  • Brent Rooker has put up a team-best 24 home runs and 70 runs batted in.
  • Rooker’s home runs rank 18th in MLB and he ranks 22nd in RBI in MLB.
  • Rooker heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
  • Tyler Soderstrom is batting .260 with 22 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 43 walks.
  • Soderstrom ranks 30th in home runs and 26th in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
  • Shea Langeliers is batting .267 with 20 doubles, 23 home runs and 26 walks.
  • Nick Kurtz has 19 doubles, two triples, 23 home runs and 39 walks while batting .305.

Athletics pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Athletics has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 21st in MLB.
  • The Athletics’ 4.93 team ERA ranks 28th among all league pitching staffs.
  • The Athletics average baseball’s fifth-worst WHIP (1.385).
  • Athletics pitchers combine to give up the second-most home runs in baseball (170 total, 1.4 per game).
  • They struck out 12 Orioles batters while allowing five hits in a 3-2 win in their last game.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have won 24, or 40%, of the 60 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, the Rays have won 22 of their 51 games, or 43.1%, when they’re the underdog by at least -103 on the moneyline.
  • The Rays have a 50.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 47 of their 119 games with a total this season.
  • The Rays are 53-66-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

  • Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 32 and runs batted in with 80.
  • In all of MLB, Caminero ranks sixth in home runs and ninth in RBI.
  • Caminero has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with four home runs and seven RBIs.
  • Yandy Diaz has 123 hits and an OBP of .340 to go with a slugging percentage of .462 this season.
  • Diaz ranks 39th in home runs and 29th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
  • Brandon Lowe has 98 hits this season and a slash line of .271/.320/.486.
  • Chandler Simpson has 73 hits and an OBP of .322 to go with a slugging percentage of .345 this season.
  • Simpson takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .217 with two doubles, a triple and an RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
  • The Rays have pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 15th in baseball.
  • Rays pitchers have a 1.220 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
  • The Rays have given up the 25th-fewest long balls so far this season with 153 home runs allowed.
  • The Rays struck out nine Mariners hitters while allowing nine base hits in a 6-3 loss last time out.
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