Red Sox vs. Rays Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - June 8
08 June 2026

The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays square off on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Connelly Early (5-3, 3.26 ERA) gets the start for the Red Sox, who are 27-36 this season and fifth in the AL East. Ian Seymour (3-0, 5.23 ERA) is the expected starter for the Rays, who are 37-25 and first in the AL East.
The moneyline odds for the Red Sox (-113) versus the Rays (-106) are tight. The game has an over/under set at 8 runs.
Red Sox vs. Rays Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Monday, June 8, 2026
- Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Favorite: Red Sox (-113)
- Underdog: Rays (-106)
- Over/under: 8
How to Watch Red Sox vs. Rays
- TV Channel: RAYS and NESN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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Red Sox vs. Rays: Betting the Moneyline
- The Red Sox have won 43.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (17-22).
- Tampa Bay has been victorious in 13, or 54.2%, of the 24 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Boston has a record of 17-21 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -113 on the moneyline.
- The Rays have a mark of 12-9 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by -106 or worse on the moneyline.
- Based on this contest's moneyline, the Red Sox's implied win probability is 53.1%.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 51.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Red Sox vs. Rays: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Red Sox have played in 63 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-32-4).
- So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 30 of its 62 games with a total.
- The Red Sox have gone 27-36-0 ATS this season.
- The Rays have an against the spread record of 34-28-0 in 62 games with a line this season.
