Its Monday, April 14 and the Red Sox (8-9) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (7-8).
Tanner Houck is slated to take the mound for Boston against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay.
The Red Sox salvaged the final game of their series in Chicago with a win over the White Sox, 3-1. Boston lost two of three to Chicago as the offense just could not find a groove scoring a total of six runs.
Tampa ripped Atlanta, 8-3, Sunday. Junior Caminero went 2-4 including his third home run and he drove in three runs to pace the attack for the Rays.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Red Sox at Rays
- Date: Monday, April 14, 2025
- Time: 7:05PM EST
- Site: George M. Steinbrenner Field
- City: Tampa, FL
- Network/Streaming: NESN, FDSNSUN
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Odds for the Red Sox at the Rays
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Moneyline: Red Sox (-100), Rays (-119)
- Spread: Rays 1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Red Sox at Rays
- Pitching matchup for April 14, 2025: Tanner Houck vs. Shane Baz
- Red Sox: Tanner Houck (0-1, 4.41 ERA)
Last outing: 4/9 vs. Toronto – 6.2IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 2Ks - Rays: Shane Baz (1-0, 1.39 ERA)
Last outing: 4/8 vs. Angels – 7IP, 2ER, 3H, 4BB, 6Ks
- Red Sox: Tanner Houck (0-1, 4.41 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Red Sox at Rays
- The OVER has cashed just 5 times in 12 games (5-11-1) in Red Sox games this season
- In his last 5 starts, Shane Baz has an ERA of 2.03 for the Rays
- Rafael Devers is hitless (0-10) in his last 3 games
- Alex Bregman is just 4-21 (.190) over his last 6 games
- Tampa is 5-10 on the Run Line this season
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Red Sox and the Rays
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Red Sox and the Rays:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Tampa Bay Rays on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Boston Red Sox at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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