Rays vs. Mets Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Sept. 2

The Tampa Bay Rays will look for Junior Caminero to prolong a 15-game hitting streak against the New York Mets on Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. ET, at Tropicana Field. Griffin Jax (6-9, 3.63 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 83-55 this season and first in the AL East. Justin Hagenman (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is expected to start for the Mets, who are 62-77 and fifth in the NL East.

With the Mets (+150) visiting, the Rays (-185) are a solid favorite on the moneyline. The total for this contest is 8.

Rays vs. Mets Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Wednesday, September 2, 2026
• Game time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-185)
• Underdog: Mets (+150)
• Over/under: 8

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

• The Rays have a 59-33 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.1% of those games).
• New York has been victorious in 22, or 34.9%, of the 63 contests it has been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season Tampa Bay has won six of its nine games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -185 on the moneyline.
• This season, the Mets have come away with a win one times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +150 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 64.9% in this contest.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mets have a 40% chance of pulling out a win.

Rays vs. Mets: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have played in 138 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 62 times (62-69-7).
• Games involving New York have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 60 of 139 chances this season.
• The Rays have put together a 75-63-0 record ATS this season (covering 54.3% of the time).
• The Mets are 63-76-0 against the spread in their 139 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.