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Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Predictions May 29, 2023: T. Bradley vs M. Stroman

Game time: May 29, 2023 at 2:20 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated May 28, 2:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road playing the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Monday, 5/29/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Taj Bradley (ERA: 3.6) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road playing the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Monday, 5/29/2023 @ 2:20pm EST. Taj Bradley (ERA: 3.6) will be the starting pitcher for Rays and Marcus Stroman (ERA: 2.59) will be starting for Cubs. Tampa Bay is the betting favorite opening at -123 and the current line is Tampa Bay -119.

Rays vs Cubs Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cubs to win today's game by -2 points and the total to go under 8 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Tampa Bay 3 to Chicago 5

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

54% of SportsJaw users predict Tampa Bay Rays to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Tampa Bay will win straight-up is 54%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Tampa Bay Rays to win and the total score to be 8.

OddsShark 's prediction is The super computer is giving each team a 50% chance of winning and the total will go over.

U: 7% picked Tampa Bay Rays on Covers.com

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Tampa Bay Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 10, Tampa Bay is ranked #2 in offense (scoring an average of 6.00 per game), #3 in defense (allowing an average of 3.80 points to be scored against them per game) and are 39-16 this season.

Chicago Key Betting Stats

Chicago Cubs has a power ranking of 28 and are #11 for offense (scoring an average of 4.65 per game), #16 for defense (giving up an average of 4.51 points per game) and 22-30 overall. Tampa Bay went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Chicago.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Rays vs Chicago archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

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Lines, trends and availability

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No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays-123 → -119Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago+108 → +106Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Rays-1.5 (+140) → -1.5 (+135)Moved
  • Spread · Chicago+1.5 (-163) → +1.5 (-156)Moved
  • Total · Over8.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8.5 (-110) → 8 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Tampa Bay Rays
98-64 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 9-1-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Chicago
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-28T18:14:10.192Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

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Chicago defeated Tampa Bay Rays 1-0

Chicago defeated Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on May 29, 2023, a 1-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 4th inning, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (+135) spread, Chicago covered, while the 1 combined run finished under the recorded total of 8.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JoeThomasMoneyline · Chicago +108Win
  • DrpaulMoneyline · Chicago +108Win
  • JaredkuntzMoneyline · Chicago +108Win
  • HopkinspicksTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss
  • FreePickCapperMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -124Loss
  • MikeVargasMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays +106Loss
  • TphamMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -124Loss
  • Drew_WestcottMoneyline · Chicago -124Win
  • CoolioMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -127Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -127Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 8 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -127Loss
  • 2917746063Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -127Loss
  • 2917746063Total · Over 8 (-110)Loss
  • MBT612426Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -127Loss
  • VegaspatMoneyline · Chicago +114Win