The Tampa Bay Rays (56-54) and Houston Astros (57-53) cap off a 3-game series at Minute Maid Park Sunday with 1st pitch at 2:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rays vs. Astros odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 1-1
Tampa Bay won Saturday’s contest 6-1, and with pitching leading the way the Rays are 4-2 over its last 6 games. Rays pitchers have held opposing bats to a .636 OPS over the last week.
Houston has struggled offensively in going 2-4 over its last 6 games, including Friday’s 3-2 win over Tampa Bay. Over that stretch, the Astros have scored just 16 runs.