Rays vs. Orioles Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 16

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles at 12:15 p.m. ET on Sunday, featuring two top-10 sluggers. Junior Caminero has 35 homers (third in league) for the Rays, and Pete Alonso is ninth with 27 home runs for the Orioles. Freddy Peralta (5-9, 5.33 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 74-48 this season and first in the AL East. Trevor Rogers (7-8, 4.21 ERA) is the expected starter for the Orioles, who are 60-63 and fifth in the AL East.

With the Orioles (+127) visiting, the Rays (-144) are a solid favorite on the moneyline. The over/under in this contest is set at 7.5.

Rays vs. Orioles Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, August 16, 2026
• Game time: 12:15 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-144)
• Underdog: Orioles (+127)
• Over/under: 7.5

How to Watch Rays vs. Orioles

• TV Channel: NBCSN and Peacock
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Rays vs. Orioles: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have compiled a 52-27 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 65.8% of those games).
• Baltimore has been pegged as an underdog in 65 games this year and has walked away with the win 29 times (44.6%) in those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 21-12 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -144 on the moneyline.
• The Orioles have a mark of 7-8 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +127 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays have a 59% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Orioles have an implied victory probability of 44.1% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Rays vs. Orioles: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have played in 122 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-62-6).
• Baltimore's games have gone over the total in 63 of its 123 chances.
• The Rays have a 70-52-0 record against the spread this season (covering 57.4% of the time).
• The Orioles have an against the spread mark of 64-59-0 in 123 games with a line this season.