Pirates vs. Rays Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 19

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays play on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET at PNC Park, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie. Mitch Keller (1-1, 2.86 ERA) gets the start for the Pirates, who are 12-9 this season and fourth in the NL Central. Shane McClanahan (1-1, 3.95 ERA) is expected to start for the Rays, who are 12-8 and first in the AL East.

Oddsmakers expect a close matchup between the Pirates (-117 to win) and the Rays (-103). The game's total is set at 8.

Pirates vs. Rays Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, April 19, 2026
• Game time: 1:35 p.m. ET
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Stadium: PNC Park
• Favorite: Pirates (-117)
• Underdog: Rays (-103)
• Over/under: 8

How to Watch Pirates vs. Rays

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

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Pirates vs. Rays: Betting the Moneyline

• The Pirates have won eight of the 12 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (66.7%).
• Tampa Bay has come away with six wins in the 10 contests it has been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Pittsburgh has a record of 7-4 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -117 on the moneyline.
• The Rays have a win-loss record of 4-3 when favored by -103 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Pirates have an implied win probability of 53.9%.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 50.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Pirates vs. Rays: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Pirates have had an over/under set by bookmakers 21 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 12 of those games (12-9-0).
• So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 13 of its 20 games with a total.
• The Pirates have covered 61.9% of their games this season, going 13-8-0 against the spread.
• The Rays have posted a record of 12-8-0 against the spread this season.