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

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.