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San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: September 1, 2024 at 1:40 PM ET

Venue: Tropicana Field — St. Petersburg, Florida

Article updated Sep 1, 6:35 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The San Diego Padres are on the road playing the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Sunday, 9/1/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Dylan Cease (ERA: 3.57) will be the starting

Game outlook

The San Diego Padres are on the road playing the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field stadium on Sunday, 9/1/2024 @ 1:40pm EST. Dylan Cease (ERA: 3.57) will be the starting pitcher for Padres and Ryan Pepiot (ERA: 3.61) will be starting for Rays. San Diego is the betting favorite opening at -128 and the current line is San Diego -121.

Padres vs Rays Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Padres to win today's game by 1 points and the total to go over 7 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: San Diego 5 to Tampa Bay 4

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw users predict San Diego Padres to win.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that San Diego will win straight-up is 55%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict San Diego Padres to win and the total score to be 7.

OddsShark 's prediction is San Diego will win.

Push% picked Tampa Bay Rays on Covers.com

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With a power ranking of 10, San Diego is ranked #10 in offense (scoring an average of 4.79 per game), #12 in defense (allowing an average of 4.26 points to be scored against them per game) and are 77-61 this season.

Tampa Bay Key Betting Stats

Tampa Bay Rays has a power ranking of 22 and are #28 for offense (scoring an average of 3.83 per game), #15 for defense (giving up an average of 4.36 points per game) and 98-64 overall. San Diego went 1-2 in their last 3 matchups against Tampa Bay.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as MLB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · San Diego Padres-128 → -121Moved
  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Rays+115 → +106Moved
  • Spread · San Diego Padres-1.5 (+135) → -1.5 (+146)Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Rays+1.5 (-156) → +1.5 (-170)Moved
  • Total · Over7 (-110) → 7 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under7 (-110) → 7 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

San Diego Padres
91-71 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tampa Bay Rays
98-64 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-09-01T10:35:11.068Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-08-31San Diego Padres 4 · Tampa Bay Rays 11
  • 2024-08-30San Diego Padres 13 · Tampa Bay Rays 5
Final result

Matchup pick recap

San Diego Padres defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4-3

San Diego Padres defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on September 1, 2024, a 1-run decision in the series. San Diego Padres' strongest period was the 4th inning, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded San Diego Padres -1.5 (+146) spread, Tampa Bay Rays covered, while the 7 total pushed.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JohnnywalkerMoneyline · San Diego Padres -131Win
  • JohnmiznerMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays +120Loss
  • StevehMoneyline · San Diego Padres -131Win
  • Lockpicker69Total · Under 7 (-110)Push
  • NutinbutlocksMoneyline · Tampa Bay Rays +120Loss
  • BluedevilMoneyline · San Diego Padres -131Win
  • MauriceJonesMoneyline · San Diego Padres -131Win
  • CoversMoneyline · San Diego Padres -131Win