Rays vs. White Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 8

Updated May. 8, 2024 6:00 p.m. ET

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The Tampa Bay Rays and Isaac Paredes will hit the field against the Chicago White Sox and Eloy Jimenez on Wednesday at 6:50 PM ET, in the final of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. The Rays are favored in this one, at -256, while the underdog White Sox have +209 odds to play spoiler. Tampa Bay is the run-line favorite (-1.5). The over/under is 8.5 runs for this contest (with -102 odds to hit the over and -118 odds on the under).

Here is 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: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 6:50 PM ET
• Where: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida
• How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CHI

Rays vs. White Sox Prediction

• Score Prediction: Rays 5, White Sox 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Rays 56%, White Sox 44%

Rays vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• This season, the Rays have won 14 out of the 28 games, or 50%, in which they've been favored.
• Tampa Bay has played as favorites of -256 or more once this season and won that game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 71.9% chance to win.
• The White Sox have been victorious in eight, or 22.2%, of the 36 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Chicago has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +209 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 32.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

FINAL

CWS 4 · TB 1

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Chicago White Sox

CWS

+1.5

+211

o8.5

Tampa Bay Rays

TB

-1.5

-263

u8.5

Rays Recent Betting Performance

• The Rays were the moneyline favorite in seven of their last 10 games, and they went 4-3 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Rays and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Rays have put together a 6-4-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Rays Player Insights

• Paredes paces the Rays with eight home runs and 19 runs batted in.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Paredes is 15th in homers and 53rd in RBI.
• Jose Caballero has six doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven walks while hitting .259.
• Caballero is 174th in home runs in baseball, and 117th in RBI.
• Amed Rosario has accumulated a team-best batting average of .308.
• Rosario has at least one base hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .261 with a triple and two RBI.
• Yandy Diaz has six doubles, a home run and 11 walks while hitting .228.

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 won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the White Sox and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
• The White Sox have a record of 6-4-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

White Sox Recent Stats

White Sox Player Insights

• Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with a team-leading batting average of .260.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Sheets is 116th in home runs and 143rd in RBI.
• Jimenez's four home runs lead his team.
• Jimenez is 83rd among all batters in the big leagues in home runs, and 167th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi has racked up a team-best 13 runs batted in.
• Korey Lee has three doubles, three home runs and four walks while hitting .273.

White Sox Team Props

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