Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, tips and betting trends | September 15

The Tampa Bay Rays (73-76) and Cleveland Guardians (85-64) will battle on Sunday at Progressive Field, starting at 1:40 p.m. ET.

The Guardians are the home favorite (-136) versus the Rays (+115). The starting pitchers are Ben Lively (11-9) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Taj Bradley (6-10) for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Ahead of this Guardians vs. Rays matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM fcNOnkViyKBOok. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Guardians (-136, bet $136 to win $100)
• Underdog: Rays (+115, bet $100 to win $115)
• Over/under: 8

Guardians vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Sunday, September 15, 2024
• Game Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Progressive Field
• TV Channel: Bally Sports
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Guardians stats and trends

Guardians betting records

• The Guardians have been favorites in 93 games this season and won 61 (65.6%) of those contests.
• Cleveland is 30-20 this season when entering a game favored by -136 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.6% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
• Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 67 of its 149 chances.
• The Guardians are 76-72-0 ATS in their 148 games with a spread this season.

Ben Lively (Guardians probable starter)

• The Guardians will send Lively (11-9) to make his 27th start of the season. He is 11-9 with a 4.01 ERA and 110 strikeouts through 137 2/3 innings pitched.
• The righty last appeared on Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox, when he went two scoreless innings while giving up one hit.
• The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.01, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opponents have a .243 batting average against him.
• Lively has registered nine quality starts this season.
• Lively will look to record his 21st game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.3 innings per appearance.
• In two of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
• The opposing Rays offense has a collective .231 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 1150 total hits and 28th in MLB action with 570 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.369) and ranks 27th in home runs (136) in all of MLB.
• Lively has pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out seven against the Rays this season.

Guardians batting stats

• The Guardians’ 170 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball.
• Hitters for Cleveland have combined for a team rank of 16th in the majors with a .395 team slugging percentage.
• The Guardians have a team batting average of .238 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
• Cleveland has scored 666 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Guardians have the 16th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
• Cleveland ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.3 whiffs per contest.

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

• The Rays have come away with 36 wins in the 80 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Tampa Bay has a mark of 15-24 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +115 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Tampa Bay has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 66 of 149 chances this season.
• In 148 games with a line this season, the Rays have a mark of 83-65-0 against the spread.

Taj Bradley (Rays probable starter)

• Bradley (6-10 with a 4.40 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his 23rd of the season.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, the right-hander tossed six innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• In 22 games this season, the 23-year-old has an ERA of 4.40, with 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .235 against him.
• Bradley has registered nine quality starts this season.
• Bradley will try to extend a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing).
• In six of his 22 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
• The opposing Guardians offense has a collective .238 batting average, and is 25th in the league with 1170 total hits and 14th in MLB play with 666 runs scored. They have the 16th-ranked slugging percentage (.395) and are 13th in all of MLB with 170 home runs.
• Bradley has thrown seven innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out eight against the Guardians this season.

Rays batting stats

• The Rays are fourth-worst in MLB play with 136 home runs.
• This season, Tampa Bay has the second-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.369).
• The Rays have the fourth-worst batting average in the league (.231).
• Tampa Bay scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (570 total, 3.8 per game).
• The Rays rank 22nd in MLB with an on-base percentage of .305.