Rays vs. White Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 26

Updated Apr. 26, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Zach Eflin and the Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Chris Flexen on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field. The White Sox have been listed as +192 moneyline underdogs for this matchup with the favored Rays (-236). Tampa Bay is the favorite on the run line (-1.5). A 7.5-run total is set for the game.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Rays-White Sox game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Rays vs. White Sox Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM ET
• Where: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: Apple TV+

Rays vs. White Sox Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 7, White Sox 6
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 51%, White Sox 49%

Rays vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Rays have been favorites in 20 games this season and won 10 (50%) of those contests.
• Tampa Bay has not entered a game this season as bigger favorites on the moneyline than the -236 odds on them winning this game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 70.2% chance to win.
• The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 25 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (12%) in those games.
• Chicago has a mark of 1-6 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +192 or worse on the moneyline.
• The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 34.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

FINAL

TB 4 · CWS 9

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

-1.5

-234

o7.5

Chicago White Sox

CWS

+1.5

+192

u7.5

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays went 2-4 over the six games they were a moneyline favorite in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Rays and their opponents combined to hit the over six times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Rays' record against the spread is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Isaac Paredes has gone yard six times in the 2024 campaign while driving in 16 runs, both totals that lead the Rays.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Paredes ranks 11th in homers and 27th in RBI.
• Paredes takes a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .278 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and two RBI.
• Amed Rosario is batting .341 to pace his team.
• Rosario ranks 119th in homers in baseball, and 75th in RBI.
• Jose Caballero has five doubles, a triple, two home runs and a walk while batting .272.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .236 with four doubles, a home run and seven walks.
• Diaz takes a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .286 with a walk and an RBI.

Rays Team Props

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White Sox Recent Betting Performance

• The White Sox have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 1-9 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the White Sox and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
• Over their last 10 games, the White Sox are 2-8-0 against the spread.

White Sox Recent Stats

White Sox Player Insights

• Gavin Sheets leads the lineup with a batting average of .246, and leads the White Sox in home runs, with three and runs batted in with 10.
• Sheets' home run total places him 68th in MLB, and he ranks 112th in RBI.
• Korey Lee has two doubles, two home runs and three walks while hitting .279.
• Lee is currently 119th in homers and 237th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Eloy Jimenez is batting .200 with two home runs and five walks.
• Nicky Lopez has eight walks while hitting .203.

White Sox Team Props

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