Rays vs. Mets Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Sept. 1

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to Junior Caminero, currently on a 14-game hitting streak, versus the New York Mets at 6:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, at Tropicana Field. Freddy Peralta (6-11, 5.11 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 82-55 this season and first in the AL East. Sean Manaea (4-6, 4.55 ERA) is starting for the Mets, who are 62-76 and fifth in the NL East.

Oddsmakers have made the Rays a decent moneyline favorite (-129) at home over the Mets (+109). The over/under for this contest is set at 7.5.

Rays vs. Mets Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-129)
• Underdog: Mets (+109)
• Over/under: 7.5

How to Watch Rays vs. Mets

• TV Channel: RAYS and SNY
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Rays vs. Mets: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have won 58 of the 91 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (63.7%).
• New York has been victorious in 22, or 35.5%, of the 62 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 39-22, a 63.9% win rate, when favored by -129 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• This season, the Mets have been victorious 11 times in 36 chances when named as an underdog of at least +109 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.3% in this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 47.8% chance of walking away with the win.

Rays vs. Mets: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 137 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 62 times (62-69-6).
• New York's games have gone over the total in 60 of its 138 chances.
• The Rays have covered 54% of their games this season, going 74-63-0 against the spread.
• The Mets are 63-75-0 against the spread in their 138 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.