Rays vs. Red Sox Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Sept. 20

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Griffin Jax (7-10, 3.54 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 94-60 this season and first in the AL East. Patrick Sandoval (1-6, 4.99 ERA) is starting for the Red Sox, who are 84-71 and third in the AL East.

The sportsbooks have spoken, making the Rays (-147) a moderate moneyline favorite to beat the Red Sox (+122) at home. The over/under in this contest is set at 7.5.

Rays vs. Red Sox Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Game time: 1:40 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-147)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+122)
• 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 compiled a 66-37 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.1% of those games).
• Boston has been underdogs in 46 games this season and has come away with the win 24 times (52.2%) in those contests.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 27-13, a 67.5% win rate, when favored by -147 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• This season, the Red Sox have come away with a win four times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +122 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rays have a 59.5% chance to win this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 45% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays vs. Red Sox: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 154 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-78-7).
• Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 69 of its 155 opportunities.
• The Rays are 81-73-0 against the spread this season.
• The Red Sox are 75-80-0 against the spread in their 155 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.