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Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies Picks & Predictions

Model updated Sep 24, 10:06PM UTC

Our model graded 2 markets for Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies and backs Over 6.5 hardest, a lean, and $100 on it returns about $188.

MLB
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia
Outdoor
Fri 25 Sep 2026, 10:40PM
2
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Over 6.5 Total Runs -114

The model graded 2 markets for Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) and this is the one it backs hardest — a lean, not a lock. A $100 bet returns about $188 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Fri 25 Sep 2026, 10:40PM at Citizens Bank Park.

Our confidenceLean
Chance to win57.5%
The price says53.2%
Best price-114
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Total Runs Over 6.5 Lean57% chance -114
Spread Members only Long-shot34% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Predicted score: Philadelphia Phillies 4.8 – Tampa Bay Rays 4. Kick-off Fri 25 Sep, 10:40PM at Citizens Bank Park. Best bet: Over 6.5 at -114.
How they've been scoring this season
Tampa Bay RaysPhiladelphia Phillies
Won-lost96-6287-71
Runs scored per game4.54.5
Runs allowed per game4.04.3
On the road / at home41-36 away42-35 at home
Last 5 gamesWWLWLLLWWL
Their games average 8.6 total runs this season.
From the 158 Tampa Bay Rays and 158 Philadelphia Phillies games on our books this season.
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Best price on this game

Odds checked in the last few minutes · 20 bookmakers compared
Winner
Tampa Bay Rays2.33+133Kalshi
Phillies1.70-144Kalshi
Total runs
Over6.51.96-1041xBet
Under6.52.00+100Fanatics

Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies odds by bookmaker

20 books · best price in green
BookTampa Bay Rays winPhillies winPhillies +1.5Over 6.5Under 6.5
Kalshi2.33+1331.70-1441.39-2571.92-1082.00+100
Polymarket2.30+1301.77-130—1.98-1022.02+102
1xBet———1.96-1041.96-104
888sport———1.85-1181.91-110
BetOnline—————
Betsson———1.80-1251.97-103
Courtside———1.88-1141.97-103
DraftKings———1.87-1151.95-105
ESPN BET———1.87-1151.95-105
Fanatics———1.83-1202.00+100
FanDuel———1.88-1141.94-106
Fliff———1.83-1201.95-105
GTbets—————
LowVig—————

Since the market opened: Phillies to win opened 1.63, best now 1.77; the over 6.5 opened 1.85, best now 1.98 (decimal, best book).

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Total Runs
Over
6.5
-114
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Shane McClanahan SPOut
  • Manuel Rodriguez RPOut
  • Garrett Cleavinger RPOut
  • Tyler Wells RPOut
  • Gavin Lux LFOut
  • Edwin Uceta RPOut
  • Jonathan Heasley RPOut
  • Ryan Pepiot SPOut

Probable pitcher

Ian Seymour SP

Philadelphia Phillies

  • Jesus Luzardo SPOut
  • Jonathan Bowlan RPDay-to-day
  • Caleb Kilian RPOut
  • Felix Reyes LFOut
  • Brad Keller RPOut
  • Johan Rojas CFOut
  • Adolis Garcia RFOut

Probable pitcher

Andrew Painter SP
Availability updated Sep 24, 11:05PM UTC · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies: Ballpark wind and temperature can swing the run total, though the live per-park feed isn't wired into this page yet, and 15 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Ballpark weatherWind and temperature at the park move run totals, but our ballpark weather module is pending a file-to-table persistence job.
Availability15 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: wind blowing out and warm air help the ball carry (more runs and home runs), while wind in and cold air suppress scoring; the starting pitchers listed above are the single biggest driver of the run total.

Ballpark weather module pending a file-to-table persistence job (owner). We won't show a wind/temperature number until it's persisted to the database.

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The preview

Written 25 Sep

Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction and Picks, September 25, 2026

On September 25, 2026 our model has run Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays: Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (+150), which we rate LONG-SHOT confidence. We walk through all 1 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays: Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (+150)

Odds correct at time of publishing

Philadelphia Phillies play Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB. The bet we are looking at is Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays: Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (+150). That is a spreads bet. It was priced at +150 when we wrote this, so a $10 bet returns $25 if it lands. Our model rates this one a long shot. Prices move, so check the price at your bookmaker before you back it. And if this one does not feel right to you, skipping it is a perfectly good move.

That is the whole read. Every bet above is our own number against the price on the board at the time we wrote this, and the price can move before you get on. Bet what you can afford to lose. If betting stops being fun, take a break.

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Betting angles

2 markets live
Total RunsGame total · Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay RaysOver 6.5 -114
58%over %
8.8proj. runs
L5 RF4.0L5 RA5.2Home L52-3vs Tampa Bay Rays L55-0

Philadelphia Phillies total runs vs Tampa Bay Rays is live and our model makes it 58% (LEAN); proj. runs 8.8.

Run LinePhiladelphia Phillies run line-1.5 +150
+0.8proj. margin
L5 RF4.0L5 RA5.2Home L52-3vs Tampa Bay Rays L55-0

Philadelphia Phillies spread vs Tampa Bay Rays is live and our model makes it 34% (LONG-SHOT); proj. margin +0.8.

MoneylinePhiladelphia PhilliesNo line posted
2-3L5 record
L5 RF4.0L5 RA5.2Home L52-3vs Tampa Bay Rays L55-0

Philadelphia Phillies moneyline form: last five 2-3, 4.0 runs/gm.

Team Total RunsPhiladelphia Phillies team totalNo line posted
3.8runs we expect
L5 RF4.0L5 RA5.2Home L52-3vs Tampa Bay Rays L55-0

Philadelphia Phillies team total runs form: last five 2-3, 4.0 runs/gm.

Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies — 2 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies — recent results

Philadelphia Phillies have won 2 of their last 5 games; Tampa Bay Rays have won 3 of their last 5.

Philadelphia Phillies — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–4MILHome
W6–4MILHome
W7–2NYMAway
L3–10NYMAway
L3–6NYMAway
Tampa Bay Rays — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L2–9NYYAway
W6–1NYYAway
L0–2NYYAway
W5–1BOSHome
W2–1BOSHome

Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies — recent meetings

These two have met 3 times recently: Philadelphia Phillies won 1, Tampa Bay Rays won 2.

DatePhiladelphia PhilliesTampa Bay RaysWinner
Mar 2307Tampa Bay Rays
Mar 1982Philadelphia Phillies
Mar 313Tampa Bay Rays

Who’s out or in doubt

15 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Philadelphia Phillies
PlayerStatus
Jesus Luzardo SPOUT
Jonathan Bowlan RPDAY-TO-DAY
Caleb Kilian RPOUT
Felix Reyes LFOUT
Brad Keller RPOUT
Johan Rojas CFOUT
Adolis Garcia RFOUT
Tampa Bay Rays
PlayerStatus
Shane McClanahan SPOUT
Manuel Rodriguez RPOUT
Garrett Cleavinger RPOUT
Tyler Wells RPOUT
Gavin Lux LFOUT
Edwin Uceta RPOUT
Jonathan Heasley RPOUT
Ryan Pepiot SPOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies — model preview

Our Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies prediction for September 25, 2026, plus every bet we like in the game and how confident we are in each.

On September 25, 2026 our model has run Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies and priced every market it can. Our strongest call is Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays: Philadelphia Phillies -1.5 (+150), which we rate LONG-SHOT confidence. We walk through all 1 bets we like in this game below. Everything below is our own number against the price the book is offering, written in plain English with how confident we are in words.

Every bet we like in this game

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About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB. You may also see this matchup written as Rays vs Phillies, or as Phillies vs Rays. The next scheduled game is Friday 25 September 2026 at Citizens Bank Park. The model has generated 2 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your MLB betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 20 meetings on record
Philadelphia Phillies 12–8 across the last 20 meetings · these games average 8.5 runs (meetings on record since 2023)
DateGameScoreWinner
23 Mar 2026Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies0–7Tampa Bay Rays
19 Mar 2026Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies8–2Philadelphia Phillies
3 Mar 2026Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays3–1Tampa Bay Rays
8 May 2025Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays6–7Philadelphia Phillies
7 May 2025Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays0–7Philadelphia Phillies
6 May 2025Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays4–8Philadelphia Phillies
24 Mar 2025Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies8–6Philadelphia Phillies
6 Mar 2025Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies4–5Tampa Bay Rays
25 Feb 2025Philadelphia Phillies @ Tampa Bay Rays4–5Philadelphia Phillies
11 Sep 2024Tampa Bay Rays @ Philadelphia Phillies3–2Philadelphia Phillies

Table shows the last 10 — the record above counts all 20 meetings on file.

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