Four of Pittsburgh's five games have been decided by one run. The offense leads the majors in stolen bases (17) and the pitching has been good, ranked 14th in ERA and ninth in strikeouts. Tampa Bay's offense is 18th in runs scored after a 2024 season where it was 29th in slugging, 24th in on-base percentage, and 29th in scoring. They scored 10 runs in three games, all at home, against a bad Colorado staff, including a 2-1 loss as a -185 favorite. They're favored again, although the team is 9-12 in the last 21 starts made by Shane Baz. Play Pittsburgh.
Previous Matchups & Picks
April 19, 2026 1:35pm ET
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Tampa Bay Rays
#921
Mcclanahan
Pittsburgh Pirates
#922
Keller
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-233)
Runline
-1.5 (+196)
-111
Moneyline
-104
OVER 8 (-110)
Total
UNDER 8 (-110)
Rays vs. Pirates Betting Picks
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 87% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 2.7 to 2.3 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
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Tampa Bay Rays
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MLB Pro Pick Results
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Max Plays last 1.6 months
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Units
11
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+14.02
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10
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April 18, 2026 3:30pm ET
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Tampa Bay Rays
#973
Rasmussen
Pittsburgh Pirates
#974
Skenes
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-175)
Runline
-1.5 (+150)
+130
Moneyline
-148
OVER 7.5 (+100)
Total
UNDER 7.5 (-120)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 73% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 73% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 3.6 to 2.4 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline, Tampa Bay winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
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Tampa Bay Rays
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8
Pittsburgh Pirates
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0
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2
0
0
0
1
0
2
7
April 17, 2026 6:45pm ET
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Tampa Bay Rays
#921
Martinez
Pittsburgh Pirates
#922
Chandler
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-194)
Runline
-1.5 (+165)
+105
Moneyline
-121
OVER 8.5 (-125)
Total
UNDER 8.5 (+105)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 51% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 85% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 4.2 to 3.8 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
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9
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Tampa Bay Rays
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0
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1
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1
Pittsburgh Pirates
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1
0
0
0
2
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5
April 2, 2025 1:10pm ET
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Pittsburgh Pirates
#917
Skenes
Tampa Bay Rays
#918
Pepiot
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (+156)
Runline
+1.5 (-182)
-112
Moneyline
-103
OVER 7 (-115)
Total
UNDER 7 (-105)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public money was on Pittsburgh Pirates to win on the moneyline. And, 70% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 4.4 to 4.1 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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4
Tampa Bay Rays
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0
0
0
0
1
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2
April 1, 2025 7:05pm ET
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Pittsburgh Pirates
#963
Harrington
Tampa Bay Rays
#964
Baz
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-148)
Runline
-1.5 (+126)
+141
Moneyline
-164
OVER 9 (-103)
Total
UNDER 9 (-114)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 75% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Pittsburgh would win by a score of 4.7 to 3.7 with Pittsburgh winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
Pro Picks
This Pro Pick was released to clients on April 01, 2025 at 7:22AM ET.
MLB
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
April 1, 2025
7:05 PM Eastern
Final Score
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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0
0
0
0
0
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Tampa Bay Rays
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0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
7
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