The Tampa Bay Rays (40-18) and Boston Red Sox (29-27) open up a 4-game set Friday at Fenway Park. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rays lead 4-0
Tampa comes in fresh off a day of rest after avoiding a sweep with a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs Wednesday. The Rays have played 5 straight 1-run games, which they’ve exited 2-3 from. They’re 6-4 and 11-9 over the last 10 and 20 games, respectively, and are just 14-12 on the road despite their historic start.
The Red Sox have struggled, losers of 7 of their last 10 games, after a nice run in May. They sit 10 games back in the AL East and 4 games out of the Wild Card race, so there’s still time to avoid being sellers in July. Boston is 16-13 at home and 7-7 in divisional games.