The Tampa Bay Rays (86-76) go on the road to play the Cleveland Guardians (92-70) in Game 1 of their Wild Card series, with the first pitch set for 12:07 p.m. ET. The Guardians are listed as the -125 favorites (risk $125 to win $100) on the money line in the latest Rays vs. Guardians odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total runs scored is 6.5 (see up-to-date'odds for every game this week on our MLB odds page).
Before making any Rays vs. Guardians picks, you NEED to check out the MLB predictions from the SportsLine Projection Mo del.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times, and it enters the penultimate week of the regular season on a 14-3 run on top-rated money-line picks, returning almost $900 for $100 players. This is the same model that pegged the 2021 Atlanta Braves at 10-1 as one of three best bets to win it all last season. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.
The model knows Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez has been outstanding for this club. Ramirez has all the tools needed to thrive on the diamond and it's been on full display. The 30-year-old owns great bat control and plate coverage. The four-time All-Star was batting .280 with 29 home runs. He finished the campaign third in the majors in RBI (126).'