Rays vs. Nationals Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - June 21

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Washington Nationals at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, with both teams hoping to win the series. Nick Martinez (6-2, 2.60 ERA) gets the start for the Rays, who are 42-31 this season and second in the AL East. Andrew Alvarez (1-0, 3.49 ERA) is expected to start for the Nationals, who are 40-37 and third in the NL East.

The Nationals (+114) are on the road versus the favored Rays (-138). The game's total is set at 8.

Rays vs. Nationals Odds, Game Time

• Game day: Sunday, June 21, 2026
• Game time: 1:40 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field
• Favorite: Rays (-138)
• Underdog: Nationals (+114)
• Over/under: 8

How to Watch Rays vs. Nationals

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

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Rays vs. Nationals: Betting the Moneyline

• The Rays have won 61.4% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (27-17).
• Washington has been pegged as an underdog in 67 games this year and has walked away with the win 35 times (52.2%) in those games.
• This season Tampa Bay has won 11 of its 16 games, or 68.8%, when favored by at least -138 on the moneyline.
• This season, the Nationals have been victorious 24 times in 43 chances when named as an underdog of at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied moneyline win probability of 58% in this contest.
• The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 46.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Rays vs. Nationals: Betting the Spread & Total

• In the 73 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times (33-35-5).
• So far this season, Washington and its opponents have hit the over in 47 of its 77 games with a total.
• The Rays have gone 42-31-0 ATS this season.
• The Nationals are 48-29-0 against the spread in their 77 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.