Red Sox vs. Rays Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 7

The Tampa Bay Rays ride a six-game winning streak into a home contest versus the Boston Red Sox, at 7:10 p.m. ET on Thursday. Jake Bennett (1-0, 1.80 ERA) will start for the Red Sox, who are 16-21 this season and fifth in the AL East. Griffin Jax (1-2, 5.14 ERA) is starting for the Rays, who are 24-12 and second in the AL East.

The moneyline odds for the Red Sox (-115) versus the Rays (-104) indicate a tight game. The contest has an over/under set at 8.5.

Red Sox vs. Rays Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, May 7, 2026
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park
• Favorite: Red Sox (-115)
• Underdog: Rays (-104)
• Over/under: 8.5

How to Watch Red Sox vs. Rays

• TV Channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Red Sox vs. Rays: Betting the Moneyline

• The Red Sox have been favored on the moneyline 24 total times this season. They've finished 11-13 in those games.
• Tampa Bay has won in nine, or 56.2%, of the 16 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Boston has entered 24 games this season favored by -115 or more and is 11-13 in those contests.
• This season, the Rays have come away with a win eight times in 13 chances when named as an underdog of at least -104 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have a 53.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 51% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Red Sox vs. Rays: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Red Sox have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 37 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 17 of those games (17-18-2).
• Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 16 of 36 chances this season.
• The Red Sox have put together a 13-24-0 record against the spread this season (covering just 35.1% of the time).
• The Rays have an against the spread record of 22-14-0 in 36 games with a line this season.