Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, tips and betting trends | September 7

The Tampa Bay Rays (69-72) will visit the Baltimore Orioles (82-60), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET.

The Rays (+153 underdog moneyline odds to win) are away versus the Orioles (-183). The scheduled starters are Zach Eflin (10-7) for the Baltimore Orioles, and Ryan Pepiot (7-6) for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Get ready for the Orioles vs. Rays with what you need to know before Saturday’s Game, including viewing options.

Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines

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

• Favorite: Orioles (-183, bet $183 to win $100)
• Underdog: Rays (+153, bet $100 to win $153)
• Over/under: 8

Orioles vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Saturday, September 7, 2024
• Game Time: 4:05 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Orioles stats and trends

Orioles betting records

• The Orioles have entered the game as favorites 107 times this season and won 64, or 59.8%, of those games.
• Baltimore has entered 21 games this season favored by -183 or more and is 14-7 in those contests.
• The Orioles have a 64.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Baltimore’s games have gone over the total in 76 of its 140 chances.
• The Orioles have an ATS record of 76-64-0 in 140 games with a spread this season.

Zach Eflin (Orioles probable starter)

• Eflin makes the start for the Orioles, his 25th of the season. He is 10-7 with a 3.60 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 142 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his most recent appearance on Sunday, the right-hander tossed seven innings against the Colorado Rockies, giving up one earned run while surrendering four hits.
• In 24 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 3.60 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .254 to opposing batters.
• Eflin is looking to prolong a fifth-game quality start streak in this game.
• Eflin will look to build on a 14-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 frames per outing).
• In four of his 24 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
• He will take the hill against a Rays offense that ranks 27th in MLB with 1080 total hits (on a .230 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .367 (29th in MLB) with 128 total home runs (27th in MLB).
• Eflin has a 0 ERA and a 0.714 WHIP against the Rays this season in seven innings pitched, allowing a .160 batting average over one appearance.
• The 30-year-old’s 3.60 ERA ranks 28th, 1.117 WHIP ranks 18th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 41st among qualifying pitchers this season.

Orioles batting stats

• The Orioles have hit 210 homers this season, which ranks second in the league.
• No MLB team has a better slugging percentage than Baltimore (.442) this season.
• The Orioles rank eighth in MLB with a .252 team batting average.
• Baltimore has scored 709 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.
• The Orioles have the 11th-best on-base percentage in MLB this season (.318).
• Baltimore ranks 12th in strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

• The Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 72 games this year and have walked away with the win 32 times (44.4%) in those games.
• This year, Tampa Bay has won one of five games when listed as at least +153 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 39.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 64 of its 141 opportunities.
• The Rays are 77-63-0 against the spread in their 140 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Ryan Pepiot (Rays probable starter)

• The Rays will send Pepiot (7-6) to the mound for his 22nd start of the season. He is 7-6 with a 3.76 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 107 2/3 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out was on Sunday against the San Diego Padres, when the right-hander tossed three innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing four hits.
• The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.76, with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 21 games this season. Opponents are batting .208 against him.
• Pepiot is trying to record his ninth quality start of the year.
• Pepiot heads into the matchup with 15 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• He has had four appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
• He will face an Orioles offense that ranks third in the league with 709 total runs scored while batting .252 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .442 slugging percentage (first in MLB play) and has hit a total of 210 home runs (second in the league).
• Pepiot has thrown six innings, giving up four earned runs on nine hits while striking out nine against the Orioles this season.

Rays batting stats

• The Rays are fourth-worst in MLB play with 128 home runs.
• So far this season, Tampa Bay has the second-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.367).
• The Rays have the fourth-worst batting average in the league (.230).
• Tampa Bay scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (545 total, 3.9 per game).
• The Rays’ .305 on-base percentage ranks 23rd in the majors.