Rays vs. Rangers Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - AL Wild Card Game 2

Wednesday's contest at Tropicana Field has the Tampa Bay Rays (99-63) squaring off against the Texas Rangers (90-72) at 3:08 PM ET (on October 4). Our computer prediction projects a narrow 5-4 win for the Rays, so it should be a competitive matchup.

The Rays will give the nod to Zach Eflin (16-8, 3.50 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 17 on the season, and the Rangers will counter with Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63 ERA).

Rangers vs. Rays Game Info & Odds

• When: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 3:08 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: ABC
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!

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Rangers vs. Rays Score Prediction

Our prediction for this contest is Rays 5, Rangers 4.

Total Prediction for Rangers vs. Rays

• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs

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Rangers Performance Insights

• The Rangers have played as the underdog in four of their past 10 games and have gone 2-2 in those contests.
• When it comes to the total, Texas and its opponents are 2-7-1 in its previous 10 games.
• The Rangers' previous 10 matchups have not had a runline posted by oddsmakers.
• The Rangers have won in 23, or 47.9%, of the 48 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
• This season, Texas has come away with a win eight times in 19 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The offense for Texas is No. 3 in baseball, scoring 5.4 runs per game (881 total runs).
• The Rangers have pitched to a 4.27 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.

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