Rays vs Rangers Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for July 28

Odds updated as of 6:12 p.m.

The Tampa Bay Rays are among the MLB squads playing on Tuesday, versus the Texas Rangers.

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Rays vs Rangers Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays (62-43) vs. Texas Rangers (54-52)
• Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026
• Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Venue: Tropicana Field -- St. Petersburg, Florida
• Coverage: Rays.TV and RSN

Rays vs Rangers Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: TB: (-178) | TEX: (+150)
• Spread: TB: -1.5 (+116) | TEX: +1.5 (-140)
• Total: 8.5 -- Over: (+100) | Under: (-122)

Rays vs Rangers Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Griffin Jax (Rays) - 6-7, 3.89 ERA vs Cal Quantrill (Rangers) - 3-3, 4.05 ERA

This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Rays will send Griffin Jax (6-7) to the mound, while Cal Quantrill (3-3) will take the ball for the Rangers. Jax's team is 9-7-0 against the spread in his starts this season. When Jax starts a game and his team is the favorite on the moneyline, they have a record of 5-4. The Rangers have a 2-3-0 record against the spread in Quantrill's starts. The Rangers are 2-3 in Quantrill's five starts this season that they were the moneyline underdog.

Rays vs Rangers Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Rays win (62.3%)

Rays vs Rangers Moneyline

• Looking at the moneyline for Rays-Rangers, Tampa Bay is the favorite at -178, and Texas is +150 playing on the road.

Rays vs Rangers Spread

• The Rays are 1.5-run home favorites on the runline against the Rangers. The Rays are +116 to cover, and the Rangers are -140.

Rays vs Rangers Over/Under

• Rays versus Rangers, on July 28, has an over/under of 8.5, with the over being +100 and the under -122.

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Rays vs Rangers Betting Trends

• The Rays have won in 42, or 64.6%, of the 65 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Tampa Bay has come away with a win two times in four chances when named as a favorite of at least -178 on the moneyline.
• The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 48 of their 103 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rays have posted a record of 61-42-0 against the spread this season.
• The Rangers have put together a 25-26 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 49% of those games).
• Texas has a 1-3 record (winning just 25% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer.
• The Rangers have played in 105 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-43-5).
• The Rangers have covered 47.6% of their games this season, going 50-55-0 ATS.

Rays Player Leaders

• Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay in total hits (113) this season while batting .283 with 46 extra-base hits. He has an on-base percentage of .372 and a slugging percentage of .543.
• Among all qualifying batters, he ranks 22nd in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 18th, and he is 10th in slugging.
• Yandy Diaz has a slash line of .303/.378/.461 this season and a team-best OPS of .838.
• He is fifth in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage and 46th in slugging in the majors.
• Jonathan Aranda has 107 hits this season and has a slash line of .282/.377/.438.
• Aranda has recorded at least one base hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .182 with a walk.
• Chandler Simpson is batting .296 with a .329 OBP and 20 RBI for Tampa Bay this season.
• Simpson takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .438 with a double, a walk and two RBIs.

Rangers Player Leaders

• Ezequiel Duran has 91 hits, a team-best for the Rangers. He's batting .273 and slugging .456 with an on-base percentage of .324.
• Including all qualified players, he ranks 42nd in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 84th and he is 49th in slugging.
• Duran hopes to build on a seven-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .297 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Jake Burger is hitting .238 with 15 doubles, 19 home runs and 31 walks. He's slugging .430 with an on-base percentage of .300.
• His batting average is 111th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 126th, and he is 72nd in slugging.
• Brandon Nimmo has a .435 slugging percentage, which leads the Rangers.
• Joc Pederson is batting .254 with 11 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 36 walks.

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