The Los Angeles Dodgers (64-46) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (54-57) at 12:10 p.m. ET Sunday for a sluggers’ duel between two of the best home-run hitters in baseball. Shohei Ohtani has racked up 38 homers this season (No. 2 in the league) for the favored Dodgers which sit as -186 favorites, while Junior Caminero ranks sixth in the majors with 27 dingers of his own for the underdogs.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto will get the ball for Los Angeles while Tampa Bay will counter with Joe Boyle.
Dodgers vs. Rays Odds
Dodgers odds to win: -186 Rays odds to win: +156 Spread: Dodgers -1.5 Total: 8.5 runsDodgers vs. Rays Promo Codes
Game Time and Information
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025 Time: 12:10 p.m. ET TV: FDSSUN and SportsNet LAWho Will Win Dodgers vs. Rays?
Dodgers and Rays Betting Trends
The Dodgers have won 60.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (57-37).
Los Angeles has gone 30-14 (winning 68.2% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -186 or shorter.
This season, the Rays have won 22 out of the 53 games, or 41.5%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Tampa Bay has a record of 1-3 when it’s set as an underdog of +156 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Dodgers have played in 110 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 54 times (54-51-5).
The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 44 of their 111 games with a total this season.
Dodgers Stats & Insights
The Dodgers score the second-most runs in baseball (573 total, 5.2 per game).
Los Angeles is second in baseball with 164 home runs. They average 1.5 per game.
The Dodgers’ .255 batting average is third-best in MLB.
Los Angeles’ 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 19th in baseball.
The Dodgers pitching staff is sixth in the majors with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Los Angeles has a 4.19 team ERA that ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have scored 505 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Tampa Bay’s 118 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
The Rays’ .253 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking eighth in MLB.
Tampa Bay ranks 16th in strikeouts per game (8.3) among MLB offenses.
The Rays average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the majors this season.
Tampa Bay has the 15th-ranked ERA (3.91) in the majors this season.
Dodgers Key Players to Watch
Yamamoto (9-7 with a 2.48 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 116 1/3 innings pitched) goes for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Dodgers, his 22nd of the season.
Ohtani is batting .271 this season with a team-high 38 home runs and 73 RBI.
Mookie Betts has 93 hits and an OBP of .309 to go with a slugging percentage of .365 this season.
Will Smith leads Los Angeles with a .325 batting average while slugging 14 homers and driving in 50 runs.
Andy Pages is batting .278 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .469 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Boyle will take to the mound for the Rays, his third start of the season.
Yandy Diaz is batting .281 with 19 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 36 walks.
Caminero has shown his power as he paces his team with 27 home runs and 71 runs batted in.
Brandon Lowe is hitting .275 with 12 doubles, 19 home runs and 25 walks.
Chandler Simpson is batting .297 with eight doubles, a triple and 13 walks.
Dodgers and Rays Injuries
Dodgers: Max Muncy: 10 Day IL (Knee), Kiké Hernández: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hyeseong Kim: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Tanner Scott: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kirby Yates: 15 Day IL (Back), Gavin Stone: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), River Ryan: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Roki Sasaki: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Hurt: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Michael Grove: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Michael Kopech: 60 Day IL (Knee), Tony Gonsolin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Evan Phillips: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Rays: Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Stuart Fairchild: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Hunter Bigge: 60 Day IL (Lat), Richie Palacios: 60 Day IL (Knee), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Nathan Lavender: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Faedo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Chandler Simpson: day-to-day (Hand)
Dodgers vs. Rays Prediction
Score Prediction: Rays 6, Dodgers 5 Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runsHow to Bet on Dodgers vs. Rays
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