Rays vs. Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/30/2022

The Texas Rangers (22-24) will look to Corey Seager, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Tampa Bay Rays (28-19) Monday at Globe Life Field. The Rays are -127 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 8:05 PM ET. Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Glenn Otto.

Rays vs. Rangers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Rangers

Our computer pick: Texas Rangers (+109) and Over (8)

Rays vs. Rangers Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Drew Rasmussen
• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Glenn Otto
• Game Day: Monday, May 30, 2022
• Game Time: 8:05 PM ET
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Stadium: Globe Life Field

Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Drew Rasmussen

• Rasmussen makes the start for the Rays, his 10th of the season. He is 5-1 with a 2.68 ERA and 41 strikeouts through 43 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Wednesday, the right-hander threw five innings against the Miami Marlins, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.68, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents have a .204 batting average against him.
• Rasmussen has one quality start under his belt this year.
• Rasmussen will look to continue a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.3 frames per appearance).
• He will face a Rangers offense that is hitting .230 as a unit (23rd in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .371 (21st in MLB) with 51 total home runs (11th in MLB).

Rangers Starter Glenn Otto

• The Rangers will hand the ball to Otto (2-2) for his seventh start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up one earned run in five innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
• The 26-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 4.91 and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .241.
• In six starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• Otto has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rays rank 18th in MLB with a .233 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 17th in the league (.382) and 48 home runs.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Rays have won 22 out of the 35 games, or 62.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 21-12 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -127 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 55.9% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 21 of their 47 opportunities.
• The Rays are 23-24-0 ATS in their 47 games with a spread this season.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have come away with 17 wins in the 34 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Texas has won 14 of 26 games when listed as at least +109 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 47.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Texas and their opponents have hit the over in 20 of their 46 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rangers have posted a record of 28-18-0 against the spread this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wander Franco has 11 doubles, two triples, four home runs and nine walks while batting .253.
• Among all batters in the majors, Franco’s home run total places him 107th, and his RBI tally puts him 125th.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .256 to lead his team.
• Diaz is 163rd in homers and 216th in RBI on the year.
• Manuel Margot paces the Rays with 23 runs batted in.
• Randy Arozarena has 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks while batting .253.
• Arozarena brings a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .211 with two doubles and three RBI.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Seager paces the Rangers with 10 home runs.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Seager is 17th in homers and 55th in RBI.
• Seager brings a hitting streak of two games into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .227 with a double, two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Adolis Garcia has been productive as he leads his team with 29 RBI.
• Garcia is currently 44th in home runs and 16th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Jonah Heim is hitting .257 with five doubles, five home runs and 12 walks.
• Kole Calhoun leads the team in batting average with a high-water mark of .266.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Rangers

Our best bet is the Rangers on the moneyline at +109 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 8 runs.