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Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago Predictions May 30, 2023: S. McClanahan vs K. Hendricks

Game time: May 30, 2023 at 8:05 PM ET

Venue: Wrigley Field — Chicago, Illinois

Article updated May 29, 10:14 PM EDT

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road playing the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Tuesday, 5/30/2023 @ 8:05pm EST. Shane McClanahan (ERA: 1.97) will be the starting

Game outlook

The Tampa Bay Rays are on the road playing the Chicago Cubs at the Wrigley Field stadium on Tuesday, 5/30/2023 @ 8:05pm EST. Shane McClanahan (ERA: 1.97) will be the starting pitcher for Rays and Kyle Hendricks (ERA: 6.23) will be starting for Cubs. Tampa Bay is the betting favorite opening at -188 and the current line is Tampa Bay -175.

Rays vs Cubs Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Rays to win tonight's game by 1 points and the total to go over 8.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Tampa Bay 5 to Chicago 4

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

63% of SportsJaw users predict Tampa Bay Rays to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Tampa Bay will win straight-up is 64%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Tampa Bay Rays to win and the total score to be 8.5.

OddsShark 's prediction is Tampa Bay will win and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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With a power ranking of 12, Tampa Bay is ranked #2 in offense (scoring an average of 6.09 per game), #4 in defense (allowing an average of 3.91 points to be scored against them per game) and are 39-17 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 4.58 points per game) and 23-30 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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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-188 → -175Moved
  • Moneyline · Chicago+164 → +155Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Rays-1.5 (-110) → -1.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Chicago+1.5 (-112) → +1.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over8 (-110) → 8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under8 (-110) → 8.5 (-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
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Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-05-30T02:14:10.864Z). 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

  • 2023-05-29Tampa Bay Rays 0 · Chicago 1
Final result

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Chicago defeated Tampa Bay Rays 2-1

Chicago defeated Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on May 30, 2023, a 1-run decision in the series. Chicago's strongest period was the 1st inning, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (-110) spread, Chicago covered, while the 3 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 8.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • 10046232Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -188Loss
  • SfdanMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -188Loss
  • GeorgewMoneyline · Chicago +164Win
  • FreePickCapperMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -195Loss
  • MikeVargasMoneyline · Chicago -194Win
  • KryptonMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -190Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -190Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -190Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 8.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -190Loss
  • DpxsportsTotal · Under 8.5 (-110)Win
  • DpxsportsMoneyline · Chicago -190Win
  • Mikey Balhan SportsRunline · Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (-110)Loss
  • MrshinyRunline · Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (-110)Loss