The Tampa Bay Rays (41-34) and the Detroit Tigers (48-28) play on Friday at George M. Steinbrenner Field, beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored on the moneyline (-112), while the Tigers are -107 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +152 odds. Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz and Detroit’s Jack Flaherty will start this matchup.

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Rays vs. Tigers betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-112)
• Underdog: Tigers (-107)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have been the moneyline favorite 41 total times this season. They’ve gone 24-17 in those games.
• Tampa Bay has a 23-15 record (winning 60.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -112 or shorter.
• The Rays have a 52.8% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Tampa Bay has played in 75 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 29 times (29-43-3).
• The Rays have covered 50.7% of their games this season, going 38-37-0 against the spread.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 17 home runs and 48 runs batted in.
• Among all batters in MLB action, Caminero’s home run total ranks 11th and his RBI tally ranks 19th.
• Yandy Diaz is hitting .271 with 14 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 20 walks.
• Diaz ranks 64th in homers and 35th in RBI this year.
• Diaz takes a 10-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .452 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, three walks and eight RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe has 10 doubles, 15 home runs and 20 walks while hitting .266.
• Lowe has hit safely in eight games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .405 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and six RBIs.
• Jonathan Aranda is batting .329 to lead his team.
• Aranda has safely hit in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .474 with two doubles, two walks and four RBIs.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay has a 3.50 team ERA that ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.177).
• The Rays surrender the fifth-most home runs in baseball (98 total, 1.3 per game).
• Tampa Bay its 4-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out nine Orioles batters while allowing six hits.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

• The Tigers have won 14, or 51.9%, of the 27 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• This season, Detroit has won 14 of its 27 games, or 51.9%, when it’s the underdog by at least -107 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 51.7% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
• Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 37 of its 76 opportunities.
• The Tigers are 42-34-0 ATS in their 76 games with a spread this season.

Tigers hitting info

• Gleyber Torres leads Detroit with a batting average of .281. He’s also hit seven home runs with 38 RBI.
• Torres is 136th in home runs and 53rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Spencer Torkelson leads Detroit in home runs with 16 while driving in 48 runs and slugging .477.
• Torkelson ranks 13th in homers and 19th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Riley Greene leads Detroit in RBI with 55 while batting .280 with 15 home runs.
• Greene brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .286 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and seven RBIs.
• Kerry Carpenter has collected 61 hits this season and has an OBP of .286. He’s slugging .467 on the year.

Tigers pitching rankings

• The Tigers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
• Detroit has the fourth-best ERA (3.37) in the majors this season.
• The Tigers have a combined 1.187 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• With 77 homers allowed, the Tigers rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Detroit suffered an 8-4 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 14 Pirates batters while allowing 12 hits.