Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, tips and betting trends | June 9

In the third Game of a four-Game set at Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays (31-33) take on the Baltimore Orioles (41-22), Sunday at 1:40 PM ET.

The Rays are an underdog (+116 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Orioles (-138). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Baltimore Orioles looking to Grayson Rodriguez (6-2), and Zack Littell (2-3) taking the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Sunday’s Orioles vs. Rays contest, including viewing options.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Orioles (-138, bet $138 to win $100)
• Underdog: Rays (+116, bet $100 to win $116)
• Over/under: 8

Orioles vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Sunday, June 9, 2024
• Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• TV Channel: MASN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Orioles stats and trends

Orioles betting records

• The Orioles have entered the game as favorites 50 times this season and won 33, or 66%, of those games.
• Baltimore is 20-11 this season when entering a game favored by -138 or more on the moneyline.
• The Orioles have a 58% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 32 of 62 games with a total.
• The Orioles are 36-26-0 against the spread this season.

Grayson Rodriguez (Orioles probable starter)

• Rodriguez (6-2) takes the mound for the Orioles in his 11th start of the season. He has a 3.28 ERA in 57 2/3 innings pitched, with 65 strikeouts.
• The right-hander last pitched on Monday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up seven hits.
• In 10 games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.28, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .243 against him.
• Rodriguez has five quality starts under his belt this year.
• Rodriguez will try to last five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per outing.
• He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 10 appearances this season.
• He will take the hill against a Rays squad that is batting .234 as a unit (18th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .355 (27th in MLB) with 49 total home runs (30th in MLB).

Orioles batting stats

• The Orioles have hit 100 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
• Hitters for Baltimore lead the majors with a combined .448 team slugging percentage.
• The Orioles have a team batting average of .247 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
• Baltimore has scored 322 runs this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
• The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
• Baltimore ranks ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.1 whiffs per contest.

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

• The Rays have been victorious in nine, or 42.9%, of the 21 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Tampa Bay has come away with a win two times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 46.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 33 of its 64 opportunities.
• The Rays have posted a record of 29-34-0 against the spread this season.

Zack Littell (Rays probable starter)

• The Rays will send Littell (2-3) to the mound for his 13th start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 3.56 ERA and 66 strikeouts through 68 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out came on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the righty went six innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up 11 hits.
• The 28-year-old has a 3.56 ERA and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 12 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .280 to opposing batters.
• Littell is trying for his third quality start in a row.
• Littell will try to pitch five or more innings for his 10th straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per outing.
• He has had one appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
• The opposing Orioles offense has the best slugging percentage (.448) and ranks first in home runs hit (100) in all of MLB. They have a collective .247 batting average, and are 12th in the league with 535 total hits and fifth in MLB play scoring 322 runs.
• Littell has thrown six innings, giving up three earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two against the Orioles this season.
• The 28-year-old’s 3.56 ERA ranks 42nd, 1.288 WHIP ranks 58th, and 8.7 K/9 ranks 34th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Rays batting stats

• The Rays are last in MLB play with 49 home runs.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay’s .355 slugging percentage is the fourth-lowest percentage in the majors.
• The Rays are 18th in the majors with a .234 batting average.
• The offense for Tampa Bay is the No. 24 offense in baseball, scoring 3.9 runs per game (251 total runs).
• The Rays’ .307 on-base percentage ranks 20th in the majors.