It’s Monday, July 7 and the Rays (49-41) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (57-34). Shane Baz is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Jack Flaherty and Detroit.
Detroit is coming off a three-game sweep of Cleveland where they outscored the Guardians, 10-3. Tampa Bay is coming off a 7-5 extra innings win over Minnesota, but lost the series 2-1 to the Twins, and the last three series for that matter. However, the Rays took two out of three games in Tampa Bay earlier this season versus the Tigers.
Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Odds for the Rays at the Tigers
The latest odds as of Monday:
- Moneyline: Rays (-136), Tigers (+116)
- Spread: Rays -1.5
- Total: 9.0 runs
Game details & how to watch Rays at Tigers
- Date: Monday, July 7, 2025
- Time: 6:40PM EST
- Site: Comerica Park
- City: Detroit, MI
- Network/Streaming: FDSNSUN, FDSNDT, FS1
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Probable starting pitchers for Rays at Tigers
- Pitching matchup for July 7, 2025: Shane Baz vs. Jack Flaherty
- Rays: Shane Baz (8-3, 4.33 ERA)
Last outing: 7.0 Innings Pitched, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 11 Strikeouts - Tigers: Jack Flaherty (5-9, 4.84 ERA)
Last outing: 5.0 Innings Pitched, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 9 Strikeouts
- Rays: Shane Baz (8-3, 4.33 ERA)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Rays and the Tigers
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Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Monday’s game between the Rays and the Tigers:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Detroit Tigers at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rays at Tigers
- Tampa Bay is 2-1 versus Detroit this season
- Tampa Bay is 8-1 in the last nine starts for Baz
- Detroit is 0-4 in Flaherty’s last four starts
- The Tigers have won 4 of their last 5 home series
- Each of the last 3 matchups between the Tigers and the Rays have gone over the Total
- The Rays have covered in 4 of their last 5 on the road, profiting 1.03 units
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