Rays vs. Athletics Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Sept. 17

The Tampa Bay Rays ride a five-game winning streak into a home contest versus the Athletics at 1:10 p.m. ET on Thursday. Drew Rasmussen (14-5, 2.81 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 92-59 this season and first in the AL East. Jeffrey Springs (4-13, 5.93 ERA) is expected to start for the Athletics, who are 61-91 and fourth in the AL West.

With moneyline odds of -289 to win, the Rays are heavy favorites at home over the Athletics (+229). The game has an over/under set at 7.5 runs.

Rays vs. Athletics Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Thursday, September 17, 2026
• Game time: 1:10 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-289)
• Underdog: Athletics (+229)
• Over/under: 7.5

How to Watch Rays vs. Athletics

• TV Channel: RAYS and NBCS-CA
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Rays vs. Athletics: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have been the moneyline favorite 100 total times this season. They've gone 64-36 in those games.
• The Athletics have been underdogs in 116 games this season and have come away with the win 45 times (38.8%) in those contests.
• The Rays have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -289.
• The Athletics have been listed as an underdog of +229 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 74.3%.
• The Athletics have an implied victory probability of 30.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays vs. Athletics: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have played in 151 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 68 times (68-76-7).
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 77 of their 152 games with a total this season.
• The Rays have covered 53% of their games this season, going 80-71-0 ATS.
• The Athletics have posted a record of 73-79-0 against the spread this season.