Its Friday, August 1 and the Dodgers (63-46) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (54-56).
Clayton Kershaw is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay.
The Rays welcome the Dodgers to town needing a reset. Losers of three in a row, Tampa now sits ten games behind the Jays in the American League East and four games out of a Wild Card spot.
Los Angeles continues to putter along with just five wins in their last ten games and just 11 wins in 24 games in July…but they still sit atop the American League West by three games over the Padres.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Dodgers at Rays
- Date: Friday, August 1, 2025
- Time: 7:35PM EST
- Site: George M. Steinbrenner Field
- City: Tampa, FL
- Network/Streaming: SNLA, FDSNSUN, MLBN
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Odds for the Dodgers at the Rays
The latest odds as of Friday:
- Moneyline: Dodgers (-147), Rays (+123)
- Spread: Dodgers -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Dodgers at Rays
- Pitching matchup for August 1, 2025: Clayton Kershaw vs. Shane Baz
- Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 3.62 ERA)
Last outing: July 26 at Boston – 7.71 ERA, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts - Rays: Shane Baz (8-7, 4.61 ERA)
Last outing: July 27 at Cincinnati -3.60 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
- Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (4-2, 3.62 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Dodgers at Rays
- The Rays have lost 3 games in a row
- Shane Baz has an ERA of 5.44 in his last 5 starts
- With Shane Baz on the mound betting the Rays on the Run Line has returned a 3.78-unit profit in 2025
- Yandy Diaz was 3-12 in the four-game series against the Yankees
- Shohei Ohtani was 0-10 in the final two games of the series against the Reds earlier this week
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Dodgers and the Rays
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday’s game between the Dodgers and the Rays:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Tampa Bay Rays at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 9.0.
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