Red Sox vs. Rays Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - May 8

The Tampa Bay Rays aim to prolong their seven-game winning streak when they meet the Boston Red Sox on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, at Fenway Park. Connelly Early (2-2, 3.79 ERA) will start for the Red Sox, who are 16-22 this season and fifth in the AL East. Jesse Scholtens (3-1, 3.18 ERA) is starting for the Rays, who are 25-12 and second in the AL East.

The sportsbooks have spoken, making the Red Sox (-132) a moderate moneyline favorite to beat the Rays (+110) at home. The total for the Red Sox-Rays game is 8.5.

Red Sox vs. Rays Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Friday, May 8, 2026
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park
• Favorite: Red Sox (-132)
• Underdog: Rays (+110)
• Over/under: 8.5

How to Watch Red Sox vs. Rays

• TV Channel: NESN and RAYS
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Red Sox vs. Rays: Betting the Moneyline

• The Red Sox have been the moneyline favorite 25 total times this season. They've gone 11-14 in those games.
• Tampa Bay has won in 10, or 58.8%, of the 17 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season Boston has won five of its 16 games, or 31.2%, when favored by at least -132 on the moneyline.
• The Rays have a win-loss record of 5-1 when favored by +110 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 56.9%.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 47.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Red Sox vs. Rays: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Red Sox have had an over/under set by bookmakers 38 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 18 of those games (18-18-2).
• Tampa Bay's games have gone over the total in 17 of its 37 chances.
• The Red Sox have gone 13-25-0 ATS this season.
• The Rays have an against the spread mark of 23-14-0 in 37 games with a line this season.