Rays vs. Cubs Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - April 7

The Chicago Cubs are looking for another strong showing from a batter on a hot streak against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET, at Tropicana Field. Matt Shaw is on a two-game homer streak. Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 1.80 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 5-5 this season and second in the AL East. Javier Assad (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is starting for the Cubs, who are 4-6 and fifth in the NL Central.

At home, the Rays are favored to win on the moneyline (-135) over the Cubs (+114). The game has an over/under of 7.5 runs.

Rays vs. Cubs Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-135)
• Underdog: Cubs (+114)
• Over/under: 7.5

How to Watch Rays vs. Cubs

• TV Channel: RAYS and MARQ
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Rays vs. Cubs: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have won three of the five games they were favored on the moneyline this season (60%).
• Chicago was defeated in the one game it played as the underdog this season.
• Tampa Bay has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -135.
• This will be the worst odds to win that sportsbooks have placed on the Cubs this season with a +114 moneyline set for this game.
• The Rays have a 57.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 46.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays vs. Cubs: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 10 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in seven of those games (7-2-1).
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in five of 10 chances this season.
• The Rays are 5-5-0 against the spread this season.
• The Cubs have posted a record of 3-7-0 against the spread this season.