Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians prediction

Result

Final: Tampa Bay Rays 3, Cleveland Guardians 1 (Tampa Bay Rays won). Mel’s pick (Tampa Bay Rays win 55% of the time) was right. On the total, Mel’s lean was wrong.

Mel’s pick

Tampa Bay Rays win 55% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

• Tampa Bay Rays: 55%
• Cleveland Guardians: 45%

Projected score

Tampa Bay Rays 4, Cleveland Guardians 4. 25% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Mel’s margin (Tampa Bay Rays by about 1) is close to the line (Tampa Bay Rays −1.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.

The total is 6.5; Mel projects 8 runs, a lean to the over.

Recent form

Tampa Bay Rays (98-64) scored 3.8 and allowed 3.4 runs a game over their last 5.

Cleveland Guardians (85-77) scored 3.2 and allowed 3 runs a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel, weather and the betting market. Updated Oct 18, 9:02 AM ET.

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