Padres vs. Rays MLB Best Bet: Padres Roast the Rays on Saturday
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Swinging Johnson
- August 31, 2024
MLB Pick: Padres ML (+107) at BetOnline (visit our BetOnline Review)
Saturday features a full slate of Major League Baseball betting action, and the value comes early with three of our best bets occurring in the afternoon. Let’s check out the current MLB odds at the top-rated sportsbooks and reveal our three best MLB picks!
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San Diego Padres vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Saturday, August 31, 2024 – 04:10 PM ET at Tropicana Field
Padres Pitching Profile
Randy Vasquez (4-6, 4.52 ERA, 1.49 WHIP) takes the mound for the Padres after putting in six strong innings of work on Monday and limiting the Cardinals to two runs on six hits in what resulted in a 7-4 victory. The 25-year-old righty has become a solid option for San Diego this season after struggling over the first two months.
Rays Pitching Profile
The Rays will hand the ball to Shane Baz (1-2, 3.48 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) for his ninth start of the year. The 6’2” right-hander is coming off a brilliant outing in which he silenced the Athletics over 7.2 innings and allowed only three hits in a 1-0 Rays win.
The Pick
This should be an interesting matchup of two young pitchers, but the Padres have a much more potent lineup, averaging 4.72 runs per game, nearly a run per game more than the Rays 3.81 RPG. San Diego’s +/- differential is also markedly better at +65 than Tampa Bay’s -63.
The public will be leaning towards the Rays based on their home-field advantage and Baz’s most recent effort. But the Padres’ bats will ultimately prevail in this one.
Predicted Score: Padres 7 – Rays 3
MLB Pick: Padres ML (+107) at BetOnline
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