Rays vs. Orioles Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 17
17 August 2026

The Baltimore Orioles have a 3-0 series lead and hope to sweep the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday at Tropicana Field, at 6:05 p.m. ET. Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.09 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 74-49 this season and first in the AL East. Brandon Young (9-3, 3.33 ERA) is starting for the Orioles, who are 61-63 and fourth in the AL East.
At home, the Rays are favored to win on the moneyline (-163) over the Orioles (+143). The game's over/under is set at 7.5.
Rays vs. Orioles Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Monday, August 17, 2026
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Favorite: Rays (-163)
- Underdog: Orioles (+143)
- Over/under: 7.5
How to Watch Rays vs. Orioles
- TV Channel: RAYS and MASN
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Rays vs. Orioles: Betting the Moneyline
- The Rays have won 52 of the 80 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (65%).
- Baltimore has been pegged as an underdog in 66 games this year and has walked away with the win 30 times (45.5%) in those games.
- This season Tampa Bay has won 10 of its 15 games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -163 on the moneyline.
- This season, the Orioles have come away with a win three times in eight chances when named as an underdog of at least +143 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Rays have a 62% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Orioles have a 41.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Rays vs. Orioles: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Rays have played in 123 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 55 times (55-62-6).
- Baltimore and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 64 of its 124 opportunities.
- The Rays have a 70-53-0 record against the spread this season (covering 56.9% of the time).
- The Orioles have posted a record of 65-59-0 against the spread this season.
