Rays vs. Tigers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/17/2022

The Detroit Tigers (13-23) will put their four-game win streak to the test when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (21-15) Tuesday at 6:40 PM ET. Sportsbooks consider the Rays to be -266 favorites, while the Tigers are +218 underdogs to keep their streak alive. Shane McClanahan will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Detroit counter with Beau Brieske.

Rays vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. Tigers

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+218) and Over (7)

Rays vs. Tigers Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Shane McClanahan
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Beau Brieske
• Game Day: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Shane McClanahan

• The Rays will send McClanahan (2-2) to the mound for his eighth start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 2.52 ERA and 58 strikeouts through 39 1/3 innings pitched.
• The lefty’s most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he went seven scoreless innings while allowing three hits.
• In seven games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 2.52, with 13.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .184 against him.
• McClanahan heads into this outing with three quality starts under his belt this year.
• McClanahan will try to pitch five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 5.2 frames per outing.
• He will face a Tigers offense that ranks last in the league with 103 runs while batting .223 as a unit. It has a collective .318 slugging percentage (29th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 18 home runs (30th in MLB).
• This season, the 25-year-old ranks 20th in ERA (2.52), eighth in WHIP (.915), and second in K/9 (13.3) among pitchers who qualify.

Tigers Starter Beau Brieske

• Brieske (0-2) will take the mound for the Tigers, his fifth start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in six innings against the Oakland Athletics.
• The 24-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 3.86 and 4.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .195.
• In four starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• Brieske has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Rays are batting .234 this season, 15th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .375 (16th in the league) with 32 home runs.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have won 16, or 61.5%, of the 26 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Tampa Bay has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -266.
• The Rays have a 72.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 16 of their 36 chances.
• The Rays have an ATS record of 17-19-0 in 36 games with a spread this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have come away with eight wins in the 24 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Detroit has played as an underdog of +218 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 31.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• Detroit and their opponents have hit the over in 10 of their 36 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Tigers have an against the spread record of 16-20-0 in 36 games with a line this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wander Franco leads the Rays with a .279 batting average.
• Among all batters in the majors, Franco ranks 65th in home runs and 66th in RBI.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .260 with three doubles, three home runs and 21 walks.
• Including all major league hitters, Diaz is 100th in home runs and 184th in RBI.
• Randy Arozarena is batting .228 with 10 doubles, a triple, a home run and seven walks.
• Arozarena has at least one base hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .222 with two walks.
• Harold Ramirez is batting .296 with four doubles and five walks.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Miguel Cabrera leads the Tigers with three home runs and 14 runs batted in, while recording a team-best batting average of .296.
• Cabrera ranks 100th in homers and 99th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Cabrera carries a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .351 with three doubles, two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
• Jeimer Candelario is batting .202 with six doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight walks.
• Among all major league hitters, Candelario is 156th in homers and 147th in RBI.
• Javier Baez has six doubles, two home runs and five walks while batting .210.
• Willi Castro is batting .333 with three doubles, a home run and four walks.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. Tigers

Our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at +218 after digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 7 runs.