Rays vs. Padres Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 29

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to Junior Caminero, on an 11-game hitting streak, versus the San Diego Padres at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Tropicana Field. Nick Martinez (13-4, 2.93 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 80-54 this season and first in the AL East. Walker Buehler (8-6, 4.63 ERA) is starting for the Padres, who are 72-63 and second in the NL West.

The oddsmakers have spoken, making the Rays (-131) a moderate moneyline favorite to defeat the Padres (+116) at home. The over/under for the Rays-Padres game is 8.

Rays vs. Padres Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Saturday, August 29, 2026
• Game time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-131)
• Underdog: Padres (+116)
• Over/under: 8

How to Watch Rays vs. Padres

• TV Channel: RAYS and SDPA
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

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Rays vs. Padres: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have won 63.6% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (56-32).
• San Diego has come away with 35 wins in the 72 contests it has been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Tampa Bay has entered 56 games this season favored by -131 or more and is 36-20 in those contests.
• This season, the Padres have come away with a win 12 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +116 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.7% in this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Padres have a 46.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Rays vs. Padres: Betting the Spread & Total

• The Rays have played in 134 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 60 times (60-68-6).
• San Diego's games have gone over the total in 59 of its 135 chances.
• The Rays have a 74-60-0 record against the spread this season (covering 55.2% of the time).
• The Padres have posted a record of 76-59-0 against the spread this season.