Rays vs. Red Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Sept. 18

The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox square off on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Ian Seymour (9-6, 4.27 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 93-59 this season and first in the AL East. Ranger Suarez (7-4, 3.33 ERA) is the expected starter for the Red Sox, who are 83-70 and third in the AL East.

Oddsmakers have made the Rays a decent moneyline favorite (-137) at home over the Red Sox (+112). The contest has a total set at 7.

Rays vs. Red Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Friday, September 18, 2026
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-137)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+112)
• Over/under: 7

How to Watch Rays vs. Red Sox

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

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Rays vs. Red Sox: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have won 65 of the 101 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (64.4%).
• Boston has won in 23, or 52.3%, of the 44 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 37-18, a 67.3% win rate, when favored by -137 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The Red Sox have a win-loss record of 10-13 when favored by +112 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The Rays have a 57.8% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 47.2% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Rays vs. Red Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times this season for a 69-76-7 record against the over/under.
• Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 69 of its 153 games with a total this season.
• The Rays have collected an 81-71-0 record ATS this season (covering 53.3% of the time).
• The Red Sox are 73-80-0 against the spread in their 153 games that had a posted line this season.