Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers odds, tips and betting trends | April 1

On Monday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Tampa Bay Rays (2-2) hosting the Texas Rangers (2-1) at 6:50 PM ET.

The Rangers are an underdog (+107 moneyline odds to win) when they square off against the Rays (-127). The Rays will start Ryan Pepiot against the Rangers and Dane Dunning.

Prepare for the Rays vs. Rangers with what you need to know about Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:22 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Rays (-127, bet $127 to win $100)
• Underdog: Rangers (+107, bet $100 to win $107)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays vs. Rangers: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Monday, April 1, 2024
• Game Time: 6:50 PM ET
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Rays stats and trends

Rays betting records

• The Rays were favorites in 132 games last season and won 86 (65.2%) of those contests.
• Tampa Bay had a record of 74-31, a 70.5% win rate, when it was favored by -127 or more by oddsmakers last season.
• The Rays have a 55.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents hit the over in 89 of 164 games with a total last season.
• The Rays were 87-77-0 ATS in their 164 games with a spread last season.

Ryan Pepiot (Rays probable starter)

• Pepiot takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Rays.
• When he last appeared on Sunday, Oct. 1, the 26-year-old righty pitched in relief and went three innings against the San Francisco Giants.
• Over his eight appearances last season he finished with a 2.14 ERA and a 0.762 WHIP, compiling a 2-1 record.

Rays batting stats

• The Rays ranked sixth in Major League Baseball with 230 home runs.
• Fueled by 536 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranked fourth in MLB with a .445 slugging percentage last season.
• Batting .260 last season ranked the Rays third in MLB.
• Tampa Bay was among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fourth with 860 total runs last season.
• Ranking fourth with an OBP of .331, the Rays were among the best teams in baseball at reaching base.
• Tampa Bay ranked 18th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.

Rangers stats and trends

Rangers betting records

• The Rangers were victorious in 33, or 55%, of the 60 contests they were chosen as underdogs in last season.
• Last season, Texas came away with a win 17 times in 33 chances when named as an underdog of at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 48.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Texas and its opponents hit the over in 93 of its 179 games with a total last season.
• In 179 games with a line last season, the Rangers had a mark of 101-78-0 against the spread.

Dane Dunning (Rangers probable starter)

• Dunning will take the mound to start for the Rangers, his first of the season.
• The 29-year-old righty pitched in relief and threw one scoreless inning when he last appeared on Wednesday, Nov. 1 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• In 35 games last season he put together a 12-7 record and had a 3.70 ERA and a 1.263 WHIP.
• His 3.70 ERA ranked 23rd, 1.263 WHIP ranked 29th, and 7.3 K/9 ranked 38th among qualified major league pitchers last season.

Rangers batting stats

• The Rangers averaged 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in MLB play with 233 total home runs last season.
• Last year Texas’ .452 slugging percentage was third-best in MLB.
• One of the top batting averages in MLB last season belonged to the Rangers (.263).
• Last season Texas scored the third-most runs in baseball (881 total, 5.4 per game).
• A year ago the Rangers’ .337 on-base percentage ranked third-best in baseball.
• The club’s 8.7 strikeouts per game ranked 17th in the majors.