Rays vs. Red Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Sept. 19

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at Tropicana Field, at 4:10 p.m. ET. Freddy Peralta (9-11, 4.67 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 93-60 this season and first in the AL East. Payton Tolle (9-6, 3.02 ERA) is the expected starter for the Red Sox, who are 84-70 and third in the AL East.

The Rays (-154) are moneyline favorites at home over the Red Sox (+125). The contest has a total set at 7.5.

Rays vs. Red Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Saturday, September 19, 2026
• Game time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-154)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+125)
• Over/under: 7.5

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 been favored on the moneyline 102 total times this season. They've finished 65-37 in those games.
• Boston has been pegged as an underdog in 45 games this year and has walked away with the win 24 times (53.3%) in those games.
• Tampa Bay has entered 32 games this season favored by -154 or more and is 21-11 in those contests.
• The Red Sox have a mark of 3-3 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +125 or worse on the moneyline.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 60.6% chance to win.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 44.4% chance of walking away with the win.

Rays vs. Red Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 153 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 69 of those games (69-77-7).
• Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 69 of its 154 games with a total this season.
• The Rays have collected an 81-72-0 record against the spread this season.
• The Red Sox are 74-80-0 against the spread in their 154 games that had a posted line this season.