San Diego Padres vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 9/1/24, 12:13 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 9/1/24 at 12:36 AM in MLB Picks

The Rays have won 6 of their last 10 games and 8 of their last 10 have ended in a game total OVER. It was a run-heavy series that surprised the betting sites that had set the game total at 7.5 and 8.0 for games 1 and 2.

In the deciding game, the Padres will have Cease pitching. The last 5 times Cease pitched the Padres were heavy favorites with odds of at least -139, and the Padres could have won 3 of them. Cease didn't have a good last outing against the Nationals despite his team winning, as in 4.1 IP he allowed 7 hits and 4 ER, plus 4 BB.

Padres always had a high AVG but since the All-Star break they raised it from 261 to 275, and also after the All-Star break they increased their OBP from 408 to 446.

Pepiot will be pitching for the Rays, none of the last 5 games in which Pepito pitched resulted in a game in which both teams scored 10 or more runs, Pepiot has been consistent in striking out, in his last 5 starts he struck out 4 once, 6 in another, he struck out 7 Yankees and in the other two starts he struck out 5.