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Rays at Tigers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 9

It’s Wednesday, July 9 and the Rays (49-43) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (59-34). Zack Littell is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Reese Olson for Detroit.

Detroit has won five straight games after yesterday’s 4-2 win. The Rays will need some offense to avoid the sweep as they have only mustered three runs in two games. Tampa Bay has lost four of the past five games and seven of the past nine, so the All-Star break can’t come soon enough for the Rays.

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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Game details & how to watch Rays at Tigers

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Time: 5:10PM EST
Site: Comerica Park
City: Detroit, MI
Network/Streaming: FDSNSUN, FDSNDT

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Odds for the Rays at the Tigers

The latest odds as of Wednesday:

Moneyline: Rays (+128), Tigers (-153)
Spread: Tigers -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Rays at Tigers

Pitching matchup for July 9, 2025: Zack Littell vs. Reese Olson
- Rays: Zack Littell, (7-7, 3.50 ERA)
  Last outing: 6.0 Innings Pitched, 1 Earned Run Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
- Tigers: Reese Olson, (4-3, 2.89 ERA)
  Last outing: 4.1 Innings Pitched, 1 Earned Run Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 1 Walk, and 3 Strikeouts

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Rays and the Tigers

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.

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 Wednesday’s game between the Rays and the Tigers:

Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Detroit Tigers on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Tampa Bay Rays at +1.5.
Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rays at Tigers

Tampa Bay is 9-9 when Littell pitches this season
Detroit is 6-4 when Olson pitches this season
The Tigers have won 4 games straight at home, while the Rays have lost on 6 of their last 8 road trips
Each of the Tigers’ last 3 home games against the Rays have stayed under the Total
The Tigers have covered in their last 3 games against the Rays

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