The Cleveland Guardians (56-62) and the Tampa Bay Rays (71-48) wrap up a 3-game series at Tropicana Field Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla. First pitch is scheduled for 1:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Blue Guardians vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rays lead 2-0
The Guardians have unexpectedly re-discovered their offense in St. Pete, scoring 13 runs in the 1st 2 games of this series. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Cleveland’s pitching has allowed 15 runs, dropping each outing by a single run. The Over has cashed, too, which is rather unexpected, after a 10-2-1 run to the Under in the previous 13 outings.
The Rays have won 8 of the last 12 games overall, and Tampa Bay currently sits 1 1/2 games back of the Baltimore Orioles for 1st place in the AL East Division. The Rays are 40-21 at home, while boasting an impressive plus-146 run differential, which ranks 3rd in the majors.