Tampa Bay Rays vs LA Dodgers Prediction MLB Picks 8/24/24

LA Dodgers (76-52) vs Tampa Bay Rays (64-63)

August 24, 2024 at 09:10 PM EDT

The Line: Betting Odds: LA Dodgers -164 / Tampa Bay Rays +139 — Over/Under: 8

The Tampa Bay Rays and LA Dodgers meet Saturday in MLB game 2 action at Dodger Stadium. Here’s a Tampa Bay Rays vs LA Dodgers Prediction. This article will include a Tampa Bay Rays vs LA Dodgers Pick.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are 64-64 on the year after playing the Diamondbacks and Athletics. The Tampa Bay Rays have scored 8 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Tampa Bay Rays have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Yandy Diaz leads the Tampa Bay Rays with 129 hits and 55 RBI, while Jose Caballero and Brandon Lowe have combined for 148 hits and 83 RBI.

LA Dodgers Betting Preview

The LA Dodgers are 77-52 on the year after playing the Cardinals and Mariners. The LA Dodgers have scored 21 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 8 of their last 11 games. The LA Dodgers have won 9 of their last 11 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Shohei Ohtani leads the LA Dodgers with 146 hits and 92 RBI, while Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman have combined for 256 hits and 154 RBI.

Tampa Bay Rays vs LA Dodgers Pitching Pick Matchup

Taj Bradley gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, and he is 6-8 with a 3.55 ERA and 114 strikeouts this season. Bradley has allowed 22 hits and 14 runs in his last 15 innings. Bradley has a 4.50 ERA and .256 allowed batting average in 44 road innings. This will be Bradley’s first career game against the LA Dodgers.

Clayton Kershaw gets the ball for the LA Dodgers, and he is 2-2 with a 2.63 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. Kershaw has allowed 12 hits and 2 runs in his last 16.1 innings. Kershaw has a 3.12 ERA and .306 allowed batting average in 8.2 home innings. Kershaw is 2-0 with a 3.26 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Why the Los Angeles Dodgers will win

The Dodgers have won each of their last seven games at Dodger Stadium.
The Rays have lost seven of their last nine night games after playing the previous day.
The Dodgers have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games as home favorites against American League opponents.
The Rays have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five road games.

Los Angeles Dodgers Player Prop Facts

Shohei Ohtani has hit at least one home run in four of his last five appearances with his team as a favorite against the Rays.
Clayton Kershaw has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances with the Dodgers as favorites against AL East opponents.
Max Muncy has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six home appearances against AL opponents.
Will Smith has scored at least one run in each of his last six home appearances.
Tommy Edman has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL East opponents.
Tommy Edman has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight home appearances against AL East opponents.
Teoscar Hernandez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Dodgers’ last eight games as favorites against AL East opponents.
Andy Pages has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against AL East opponents.

Tampa Bay Rays Player Prop Facts

Jose Siri has hit a home run in each of his last two road appearances after playing the previous day.
Brandon Lowe has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Rays’ last six games as road underdogs.
Brandon Lowe has scored at least one run in seven of his last nine appearances with the Rays as road underdogs against NL opponents.
Dylan Carlson has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five appearances against NL West opponents.
Dylan Carlson has recorded two or more total bases in four of his last five appearances against NL West opponents.
Josh Lowe has recorded at least one hit in each of his last six appearances against NL West opponents.