Tigers vs. Rays Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 26

The Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays play on Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Troy Melton (7-2, 1.60 ERA) gets the start for the Tigers, who are 62-70 this season and fourth in the AL Central. Freddy Peralta (5-11, 5.33 ERA) is starting for the Rays, who are 78-54 and first in the AL East.

Oddsmakers have made the Tigers a decent moneyline favorite (-118) at home over the Rays (+103). The contest has an over/under set at 7.5.

Tigers vs. Rays Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
• Game time: 1:10 p.m. ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park
• Favorite: Tigers (-118)
• Underdog: Rays (+103)
• Over/under: 7.5

How to Watch Tigers vs. Rays

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

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Tigers vs. Rays: Betting the Moneyline

• The Tigers have compiled a 39-36 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 52% of those games).
• Tampa Bay has been underdogs in 42 games this season and has come away with the win 20 times (47.6%) in those contests.
• Detroit has a record of 36-26, a 58.1% win rate, when favored by -118 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The Rays have a mark of 10-13 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +103 or worse on the moneyline.
• Based on this game's moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 54.1%.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 49.3% chance of pulling out a win.

Tigers vs. Rays: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Tigers have played in 132 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 57 times (57-69-6).
• Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 59 of 132 chances this season.
• The Tigers have collected a 67-65-0 record ATS this season.
• In 132 games with a line this season, the Rays have a mark of 72-60-0 against the spread.