Francisco Lindor and the Cleveland Indians are set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in a Sunday matinee. Fox Sports Sun will be televising this AL showdown and the game gets underway at 1:10 p.m. ET.
Cleveland Indians at Tampa Bay Rays Odds
Las Vegas has Cleveland (+180) as the underdog to Tampa Bay (-190). The total currently stands at 8 runs and gamblers can play the over or the under for -110. This game currently has a runline of Indians +1.5 (-125) and Rays -1.5 (+105).
The Indians have gone 79-57 SU this year and are 74-61 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 2.9 units for moneyline bettors and 11.4 units ATS. Cleveland’s covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven. The Rays, on the other hand, are 79-58 SU and 68-68 ATS. They’ve lost 4.2 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.4 units ATS. Tampa Bay has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven outings and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Rays games have a 64-65-7 over/under record in 2019. Cleveland has been a good under bet with a total record of 58-73-4.
Adam Plutko will get the start for Cleveland. The right-handed Plutko is 6-3 with a 4.34 ERA and 56 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with three strikeouts and an 11.81 ERA against Tampa Bay this year.
The Rays are putting the ball in the right hand of Charlie Morton (13-6, 3.11 ERA, 1.09 WHIP), who has 201 strikeouts and 47 walks. Morton is 1-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 1.50 ERA in one start against Cleveland this year.
Cleveland’s pitchers have allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starters own a 3.78 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 9.66 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.51, along with a WHIP of 1.17 and a K/9 of 9.07.
Indians hitters have slashed .251/.326/.437 on their way to 4.7 runs scored per game this season, including 4.1 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Shortstop Francisco Lindor and first baseman Carlos Santana continue to lead Cleveland’s hitters. Lindor is slashing .299/.350/.537 with 26 home runs, 62 RBIs, 80 runs and 19 steals. Santana (.294/.414/.549) has produced 31 homers, 82 RBIs and 96 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Tampa Bay’s pitching staff has allowed 4.1 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have a 3.51 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.88 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 9.3 K/9.
The Tampa Bay offense has produced 4.7 runs per outing, including 5.2 per game over its last 10 games and 5.8 per game over its last five. The team has hit .272/.330/.497 over its last five matchups and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Rays’ batters have been led by Tommy Pham and Austin Meadows. Pham is slashing .272/.372/.460 with 20 home runs, 58 RBIs, 64 runs and 16 stolen bases, and the line for Meadows stands at .273/.340/.520 with 24 homers, 69 RBIs and 59 runs.
The Indians have gained 0.8 units and are 48-43 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in 32 of those games, as opposed to 55 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Rays have lost 3.8 units and are 40-46 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 42 of those games, compared to 39 which went under the total.
Indians vs. Rays Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Rays, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- Cleveland has tallied 20 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Tampa Bay has 18 XBH over its last five.
- Cleveland fielders have two errors over the last five contests, compared to five errors for Tampa Bay over its last five.
- Each team has hit 16 home runs over its last 10 games.
- The Indians have a team OPS of .763 this season and an OPS of .770 against right-handed pitchers. The Rays’ OPS stands at .757 overall and .763 against righties.
