Rays Vs Athletics: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – April 11, 2022

The Tampa Bay Rays (3-0) and the Oakland Athletics (1-2) meet in the first of a four-game series on Monday at Tropicana Field, beginning at 6:40 PM ET. The Rays are coming off a 3-0 series win over the Orioles, and the Athletics head into the matchup after a 1-2 series loss to the Phillies. Tampa Bay’s (-234 to win) Luis Patino and Oakland’s (+192) Paul Blackburn will take the mound first.

The betting insights in the article below reference odds valid as of April 11, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET.

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Rays vs Athletics Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

The probable pitchers for both teams have not made a start this season. Here are their stats from last season:

Rays Probable Starter Luis Patiño

• Patino starts for the first time this season for the Rays.
• The 22-year-old right-hander last appeared Monday, Oct. 11 against the Boston Red Sox, when he came on in relief and went 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
• Last season he finished with a 4.31 ERA and a 1.267 WHIP over his 19 games, putting together a 5-3 record.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 11, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Athletics Stats vs Patiño

Athletics Probable Starter Paul Blackburn

• Blackburn will make his first start of the season for the Athletics.
• The last time the righty took the mound was on Saturday, Oct. 2 last season, when he pitched 2 2/3 innings in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
• He ended last season with a 5.87 ERA and a 1.617 WHIP in nine games, finishing with a 1-4 record.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 11, 2022 at 5:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Rays Stats vs Blackburn

Rays Betting Trends

• The Rays won 65 of the 99 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (65.7%).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -234 or shorter, Tampa Bay had a record of 10-2 (83.3%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 70.1% chance to win.
• Tampa Bay had an over/under set by oddsmakers 161 times last year, and combined with opponents to go over the total in 82 of those games (82-71-8).
• The Rays put together a 66-51-0 record ATS last season.

Athletics Betting Trends

• Last season, the Athletics won 23 out of the 53 games, or 43.4%, in which they were the underdog.
• Oakland was not a bigger underdog last season than the +192 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 34.2% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• Games involving Oakland went over the total set by oddsmakers in 72 of 158 chances last season.
• The Athletics were 63-51-0 against the spread last season.

Rays Players to Watch

• Brandon Lowe put up 39 home runs and 99 RBI last season.
• Randy Arozarena had a .356 on-base percentage while slugging .459.
• Yandy Diaz hit .256 with 20 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 69 walks a season ago.
• Manuel Margot hit .254 with 18 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 37 walks.

Rays Batting Stats (2021)

Athletics Players to Watch

• Jed Lowrie had 112 hits and an OBP of .318.
• Tony Kemp slashed .279/.382/.418 and finished with an OPS of .800.
• Last season, Elvis Andrus finished with a slugging percentage of .320, fueled by 30 extra-base hits.
• Sean Murphy slashed .216/.306/.405 and finished with an OPS of .711.

Athletics Batting Stats (2021)

Rays vs Athletics Player Props

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