The Tampa Bay Rays (1-1) and the Colorado Rockies (1-1) play on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET to break a 1-1 series tie. The Rays are favored (-198) to win the contest against the Rockies (+165). Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley and Colorado’s Ryan Feltner will start this matchup.
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Rays to win vs Rockies -198
Rays vs. Rockies betting lines
- Favorite: Rays (-198)
- Underdog: Rockies (+165)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rays betting info
- The Rays put together a 36-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 52.9% of those games).
- When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -198 or shorter last year, Tampa Bay finished with a record of 1-3 (25%).
- The Rays have a 66.4% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Tampa Bay played in 162 games with a set over/under, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 68 times (68-86-8).
- The Rays covered 56.5% of their games last season, going 91-70-0 ATS.
Rays hitting info
- Yandy Diaz accumulated a batting average of .281 with 65 runs batted in last season.
- Brandon Lowe powered out 21 home runs a season ago while slugging .473.
- Christopher Morel hit 21 home runs while slugging .346 last season.
- Jose Caballero had 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 27 walks while hitting .227.
Rays pitching rankings
- The Rays pitching staff ranked 11th in MLB last season with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay had the ninth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.78).
- Last season Rays pitchers combined for the No. 5 WHIP in baseball (1.203).
- The Rays allowed the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (196 total, 1.2 per game).
Rockies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rockies betting info
- The Rockies were underdogs in 158 games last season and won 59 (37.3%) of those contests.
- Last season, Colorado won 19 of its 60 games, or 31.7%, when it was the underdog by at least +165 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 37.7% chance of a victory for the Rockies.
- Games involving Colorado went over the total set by sportsbooks in 80 of 162 chances last season.
- The Rockies were 79-82-0 ATS in their 161 games with a spread last season.
Rockies hitting info
- Brenton Doyle finished with a .260 average, 23 home runs and 72 RBI last season.
- Ezequiel Tovar finished with a .269 average, 26 home runs and 78 RBI.
- Ryan McMahon finished last season with 20 home runs, 65 RBI and a batting average of .242.
- Mike Toglia collected 87 hits, posted an OBP of .311 and a .456 SLG.
Rockies pitching rankings
- The Rockies had a 7.1 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 30th in baseball.
- Colorado had the 30th-ranked ERA (5.48) in the majors last season.
- The Rockies had a combined 1.522 WHIP as a pitching staff, first-highest in MLB.
- The Rockies gave up the first-most long balls last season with 221 home runs allowed.
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