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Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: July 14, 2024 at 1:40 PM ET

Venue: Tropicana Field — St. Petersburg, Florida

Article updated Jul 13, 10:35 PM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Cleveland Guardians are on the road playing the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Sunday, 7/14/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Ben Lively (ERA: 3.59) will be the

Game outlook

The Cleveland Guardians are on the road playing the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Sunday, 7/14/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Ben Lively (ERA: 3.59) will be the starting pitcher for Guardians and Ryan Pepiot (ERA: 4.2) will be starting for Rays. Tampa Bay is the betting favorite opening at -122 and the current line is Tampa Bay -125.

Guardians vs Rays Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Guardians to win today's game by 1 points and the total to go over 7.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Cleveland 5 to Tampa Bay 4

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

57% of SportsJaw users predict Cleveland Guardians to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Tampa Bay will win straight-up is 56%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict Tampa Bay Rays to win and the total score to be 7.5.

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

U: 5.5% picked Cleveland Guardians on Covers.com

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Cleveland Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 12, Cleveland is ranked #8 in offense (scoring an average of 4.84 per game), #6 in defense (allowing an average of 3.92 points to be scored against them per game) and are 58-36 this season.

Tampa Bay Key Betting Stats

Tampa Bay Rays has a power ranking of 8 and are #26 for offense (scoring an average of 3.96 per game), #21 for defense (giving up an average of 4.63 points per game) and 98-64 overall. Cleveland went 2-1 in their last 3 matchups against Tampa Bay.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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SportsJaw Guardians vs Rays archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Guardians vs Rays matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Cleveland Guardians+108 → +113Moved
  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays-122 → -125Moved
  • Spread · Cleveland Guardians+1.5 (-207) → +1.5 (-195)Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Rays-1.5 (+176) → -1.5 (+166)Moved
  • Total · Over7.75 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under7.75 (-110) → 7.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Cleveland Guardians
85-77 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tampa Bay Rays
98-64 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 3-6-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-07-14T02:35:25.864Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-07-13Cleveland Guardians 4 · Tampa Bay Rays 2
  • 2024-07-12Cleveland Guardians 0 · Tampa Bay Rays 2
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Cleveland Guardians 2-0

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on July 14, 2024, a 2-run decision in the series. Tampa Bay Rays' strongest period was the 3rd inning, when it outscored its opponent 1-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Cleveland Guardians +1.5 (-195) spread, Tampa Bay Rays covered, while the 2 combined runs finished under the recorded total of 7.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Drew_WestcottMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +108Loss
  • MackintoshMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -122Win
  • MackintoshTotal · Over 7.75 (-110)Loss
  • GsimmsTotal · Over 7.75 (-110)Loss
  • JackCohenMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +108Loss
  • MaddogMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -121Win
  • Tbone91Total · Over 7.5 (-110)Loss
  • JamescashiolaMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +110Loss
  • StevedMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -121Win
  • SfdanTotal · Under 7.5 (-110)Win
  • EljefeMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -121Win
  • AdrianMariucciMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays -121Win
  • AdrianMariucciTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +110Loss
  • DpxsportsTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Loss
  • DpxsportsMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +110
Loss
  • JohnnywalkerMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +110Loss
  • SfdanMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +110Loss
  • MookiebetsTotal · Over 7.5 (-110)Loss
  • DoclocksMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +110Loss
  • BooksworstnightmareMoneyline · Cleveland Guardians +110Loss