The Tampa Bay Rays (31-35) carry a four-game losing streak into a home contest against the Chicago Cubs (32-34) on Wednesday at 6:50 PM ET. The Rays are favored (-120) to stop the streak against the underdog Cubs (+100). Aaron Civale starts for Tampa Bay, and Javier Assad is Chicago's pick to start.

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Rays vs. Cubs Game Info

  • Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024
  • Time: 6:50 PM ET
  • TV: MARQ
  • Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
  • Venue: Tropicana Field
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Rays vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Lines

Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds
Rays -120 +100 8 +100 -120

Rays vs. Cubs Score Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Rays 6, Cubs 5
  • This season, the Rays have been favored 38 times and won 19, or 50%, of those games.
  • Tampa Bay has entered 32 games this season favored by -120 or more and is 17-15 in those contests.
  • The Cubs have been underdogs in 36 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (44.4%) in those contests.
  • This season, Chicago has been victorious 13 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +100 or longer on the moneyline.

Rays vs. Cubs Over/Under Run Total Prediction

  • Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
  • So far this season, the Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 34 of 66 games with a total.
  • The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 30 of their 66 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.

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Starting Pitchers: Aaron Civale vs. Javier Assad

Aaron Civale - Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. Orioles June 7 5.0 7 4 4 8 1
at Orioles May 31 5.1 6 1 1 3 1
vs. Royals May 25 5.0 4 2 2 5 1
at Blue Jays May 19 5.1 6 5 4 3 4
at Red Sox May 14 5.0 5 3 3 6 0

Javier Assad - Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
at Reds June 6 5.2 7 5 5 7 2
vs. Reds May 31 5.1 5 2 2 7 3
at Cardinals May 26 5.0 5 4 4 8 3
vs. Braves May 21 4.2 4 3 2 4 5
at Braves May 15 6.0 4 0 0 7 1

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Rays' Leading Hitters

  • Isaac Paredes is batting .288 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
  • Yandy Diaz is batting .254 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .355 this season.
  • Amed Rosario is slashing .296/.316/.413 this season for the Rays.
  • Randy Arozarena has collected 40 hits this season and has an OBP of .284. He's slugging .320 on the year.

Cubs' Leading Hitters

  • Christopher Morel has racked up a team-high 12 home runs and 39 runs batted in.
  • Nico Hoerner is hitting .252 with 13 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 24 walks.
  • Mike Tauchman paces the Cubs with a .261 batting average.
  • Cody Bellinger has 11 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 17 walks while hitting .260.

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