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Back the Rays in every game of 2026 and you finished 16.50 units up, more than on any other MLB team. Most of it came at home, where Tampa Bay won 55 of 81.

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The Tampa Bay Rays went 98-64 in the 2026 regular season; two teams won more often. A unit on the Rays every game returned 16.50 units, first in MLB. They did it laying the price: 71-38 in 109 games as favorites, 12.23 units, also first.

The Rays 2026 regular season, game by game2026-03-26 at St. Louis Cardinals 7-92026-03-28 at St. Louis Cardinals 5-62026-03-29 at St. Louis Cardinals 11-72026-03-30 at Milwaukee Brewers 3-22026-03-31 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-62026-04-01 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-82026-04-03 at Minnesota Twins 4-102026-04-04 at Minnesota Twins 7-12026-04-05 at Minnesota Twins 4-12026-04-06 v Chicago Cubs 6-42026-04-07 v Chicago Cubs 2-92026-04-08 v Chicago Cubs 2-62026-04-10 v New York Yankees 5-32026-04-11 v New York Yankees 5-42026-04-12 v New York Yankees 5-42026-04-14 at Chicago White Sox 8-52026-04-15 at Chicago White Sox 8-32026-04-16 at Chicago White Sox 5-32026-04-17 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-52026-04-18 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8-72026-04-19 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3-62026-04-20 v Cincinnati Reds 1-62026-04-21 v Cincinnati Reds 6-122026-04-22 v Cincinnati Reds 6-12026-04-24 v Minnesota Twins 6-22026-04-25 v Minnesota Twins 6-12026-04-26 v Minnesota Twins 4-22026-04-27 at Cleveland Guardians 3-22026-04-28 at Cleveland Guardians 1-02026-04-29 at Cleveland Guardians 1-32026-05-01 v San Francisco Giants 3-02026-05-02 v San Francisco Giants 5-12026-05-03 v San Francisco Giants 2-12026-05-04 v Toronto Blue Jays 5-12026-05-05 v Toronto Blue Jays 4-32026-05-06 v Toronto Blue Jays 3-02026-05-07 at Boston Red Sox 8-42026-05-08 at Boston Red Sox 0-22026-05-10 at Boston Red Sox 4-12026-05-11 at Toronto Blue Jays 8-52026-05-12 at Toronto Blue Jays 7-62026-05-13 at Toronto Blue Jays 3-52026-05-15 v Miami Marlins 7-22026-05-16 v Miami Marlins 5-102026-05-17 v Miami Marlins 6-32026-05-18 v Baltimore Orioles 16-62026-05-19 v Baltimore Orioles 4-12026-05-20 v Baltimore Orioles 5-32026-05-22 at New York Yankees 4-22026-05-24 at New York Yankees 0-22026-05-25 at Baltimore Orioles 7-92026-05-26 at Baltimore Orioles 1-62026-05-27 at Baltimore Orioles 2-112026-05-29 v Los Angeles Angels 8-52026-05-30 v Los Angeles Angels 3-142026-05-31 v Los Angeles Angels 5-22026-06-01 v Detroit Tigers 9-102026-06-02 v Detroit Tigers 0-82026-06-03 v Detroit Tigers 2-72026-06-05 at Miami Marlins 6-02026-06-06 at Miami Marlins 3-42026-06-07 at Miami Marlins 1-42026-06-08 v Boston Red Sox 3-12026-06-09 v Boston Red Sox 4-32026-06-10 v Boston Red Sox 7-52026-06-12 at Los Angeles Angels 3-42026-06-13 at Los Angeles Angels 0-82026-06-14 at Los Angeles Angels 8-32026-06-15 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3-42026-06-16 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-12026-06-17 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4-52026-06-19 v Washington Nationals 5-22026-06-20 v Washington Nationals 3-42026-06-21 v Washington Nationals 4-32026-06-22 v Kansas City Royals 1-22026-06-23 v Kansas City Royals 5-122026-06-24 v Kansas City Royals 5-32026-06-25 v Kansas City Royals 13-22026-06-26 v Arizona Diamondbacks 6-12026-06-27 v Arizona Diamondbacks 4-22026-06-28 v Arizona Diamondbacks 5-12026-06-30 at Kansas City Royals 10-42026-07-01 at Kansas City Royals 4-02026-07-02 at Kansas City Royals 5-22026-07-03 at Houston Astros 3-12026-07-04 at Houston Astros 8-102026-07-05 at Houston Astros 0-22026-07-06 v New York Yankees 1-52026-07-07 v New York Yankees 6-42026-07-08 v New York Yankees 3-02026-07-09 v New York Yankees 4-122026-07-10 v Seattle Mariners 7-22026-07-11 v Seattle Mariners 6-12026-07-12 v Seattle Mariners 2-82026-07-17 at Boston Red Sox 0-102026-07-17 at Boston Red Sox 3-52026-07-18 at Boston Red Sox 6-72026-07-19 at Boston Red Sox 1-62026-07-20 at Toronto Blue Jays 7-12026-07-21 at Toronto Blue Jays 12-22026-07-22 at Toronto Blue Jays 4-22026-07-23 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-32026-07-24 v Cleveland Guardians 11-32026-07-25 v Cleveland Guardians 3-02026-07-26 v Cleveland Guardians 1-02026-07-28 v Texas Rangers 1-42026-07-29 v Texas Rangers 3-02026-07-30 v Texas Rangers 3-22026-07-31 v Chicago White Sox 1-62026-08-01 v Chicago White Sox 1-02026-08-02 v Chicago White Sox 1-92026-08-03 at Colorado Rockies 13-92026-08-04 at Colorado Rockies 9-72026-08-05 at Colorado Rockies 4-02026-08-07 at Seattle Mariners 2-12026-08-08 at Seattle Mariners 3-22026-08-09 at Seattle Mariners 4-12026-08-10 at Athletics 10-62026-08-11 at Athletics 12-42026-08-12 at Athletics 8-42026-08-14 v Baltimore Orioles 5-62026-08-15 v Baltimore Orioles 3-42026-08-16 v Baltimore Orioles 2-102026-08-17 v Baltimore Orioles 7-62026-08-18 v Toronto Blue Jays 5-102026-08-19 v Toronto Blue Jays 7-62026-08-20 v Toronto Blue Jays 1-52026-08-21 at Baltimore Orioles 3-52026-08-22 at Baltimore Orioles 2-32026-08-23 at Baltimore Orioles 3-12026-08-24 at Detroit Tigers 4-12026-08-25 at Detroit Tigers 1-42026-08-26 at Detroit Tigers 3-02026-08-28 v San Diego Padres 9-42026-08-29 v San Diego Padres 7-62026-08-30 v San Diego Padres 5-42026-08-31 v New York Mets 2-32026-09-01 v New York Mets 6-22026-09-02 v New York Mets 4-102026-09-03 at Texas Rangers 0-62026-09-04 at Texas Rangers 7-62026-09-05 at Texas Rangers 6-32026-09-06 at Texas Rangers 6-82026-09-08 at Atlanta Braves 7-12026-09-09 at Atlanta Braves 7-22026-09-10 at Atlanta Braves 1-32026-09-11 v Houston Astros 3-12026-09-12 v Houston Astros 3-22026-09-13 v Houston Astros 14-42026-09-15 v Athletics 2-12026-09-16 v Athletics 4-32026-09-17 v Athletics 10-12026-09-18 v Boston Red Sox 2-42026-09-19 v Boston Red Sox 2-12026-09-20 v Boston Red Sox 5-12026-09-22 at New York Yankees 0-22026-09-22 at New York Yankees 6-12026-09-23 at New York Yankees 2-92026-09-24 at New York Yankees 4-62026-09-25 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-02026-09-26 at Philadelphia Phillies 12-12026-09-27 at Philadelphia Phillies 3-7Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margin0
98-64 in 162 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

At home, as the favorite

Home they went 55-26 and made 13.84 units, the best home return in MLB. Away, 43-38 and 2.66 units. As home favorites they won 50 of 74 for 10.42 units, and at -200 or shorter they won all five.

The Rays at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (81)won 55 (67.9%)Away (81)won 43 (53.1%)Favorite (109)won 71 (65.1%)Underdog (53)won 27 (50.9%)50%
2026 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

April and May built it: 34-17 and 12.90 units across the two. June was the one full month in the red, 13-13 and 3.52 units down. Their longest winning run was nine games, and they allowed 4.01 runs a game; five teams allowed fewer.

One unit on the Rays to win, every game0+5+10+15+16.50 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 162 priced 2026 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The run line

MLB favorites laying 1.5 covered 43.1% of the time. The Rays, as favorites at -1.5, covered 51 of 100.

The AL East

They went 28-24 against the division and made 1.39 units there; the other 15.11 came from everyone else. The Toronto Blue Jays series was the one to back, 9-4 and 3.89 units. The Baltimore Orioles beat them eight times in 13, and backing the Rays there lost 3.98. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox series both went 7-6, for 1.40 and 0.08 units.

The Rays against the teams they played mostBaltimore Orioles5-8Boston Red Sox7-6New York Yankees7-6Toronto Blue Jays9-4Kansas City Royals5-2Texas Rangers4-3Athletics6-0Chicago White Sox4-2
2026 regular season; dark is wins, light the games played. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Away from the division the Rays were hard to stop: 6-0 against the Athletics, 5-1 against both the Seattle Mariners (3.86 units) and the Cleveland Guardians (3.67). The Los Angeles Dodgers won all three meetings. As underdogs, 27-26 and 4.27 units; five teams did better at that price.

The total

82 unders, 75 overs, five pushes. Seven teams saw a higher share of unders, so the total is not where the Rays edge was.

Questions and answers

Which MLB team paid the most on the moneyline in 2026?

The Rays: one unit on every game returned 16.50 units.

Were the Rays worth backing as favorites in 2026?

Yes: 71-38 as favorites for 12.23 units, the best return at that price in MLB.

Which AL East team gave the Rays trouble?

The Orioles, 8-5 against them; backing the Rays in that series lost 3.98 units.

Past games

  1. Brewers at Rays · 27 OctNo bet
  2. Brewers at Rays · 26 OctBrewers +100
  3. Rays at Brewers · 24 OctBrewers -120
  4. Rays at Brewers · 23 OctNo bet
  5. Guardians at Rays · 19 OctNo bet
  6. Rays at Guardians · 18 OctNo bet
  7. Rays at Guardians · 17 OctNo bet
  8. Rays at Guardians · 15 OctRays +109
  9. Guardians at Rays · 13 OctNo bet
  10. Guardians at Rays · 12 OctNo bet
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  1. Rays at Yankees · 7 OctNo bet
  2. Rays at Phillies · 27 SepThis Rays vs Phillies game recap belongs at the front of the September 27 slate because Philadelphia turned its final regular-season opport…
  3. Rays at Phillies · 26 SepThis Rays vs Phillies game recap was effectively decided by Tampa Bay’s ability to create immediate pressure.
  4. Rays at Phillies · 25 SepThe Rays vs Phillies recap belonged to Freddy Peralta and Tampa Bay’s pitching staff.
  5. Rays at Yankees · 24 SepThe Yankees vs Rays recap flipped completely after Tampa Bay built a 4-0 lead.
  6. Yankees at Rays · 23 SepThe Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees recap starts with the verified final: Tampa Bay Rays 2, New York Yankees 9.
  7. Yankees at Rays · 22 SepThe Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees recap starts with the verified final: Tampa Bay Rays 0, New York Yankees 2.
  8. Yankees at Rays · 22 SepBest Bet: Tampa Bay Rays moneyline +110
  9. Red Sox at Rays · 20 SepThe Red Sox vs Rays recap was largely settled before Boston recorded six outs.
  10. Red Sox at Rays · 19 SepThe Red Sox vs Rays recap finished exactly where a low-scoring favorite ticket becomes most uncomfortable: the bottom of the ninth in a tie…
  11. Red Sox at Rays · 18 SepThe Red Sox vs Rays recap belonged to Roman Anthony and Boston’s early offense.
  12. Athletics at Rays · 17 SepThe Athletics vs Rays recap delivered exactly the separation the ScoresAndStats preview was seeking.
  13. Athletics at Rays · 15 SepThe recommendation remains Tampa Bay Rays moneyline -225, playable -235 or better; beyond that price, the disciplined answer is to pass rather than chase a number that no longer pays for the uncertainty.
  14. Astros at Rays · 13 SepThe Astros vs Rays recap was never the tight underdog game envisioned before first pitch.
  15. Astros at Rays · 12 SepThe Astros vs Rays recap gave ScoresAndStats bettors the cleanest two-market result of this group.
  16. Astros at Rays · 11 SepThe Astros vs Rays recap came down to one swing from Junior Caminero.

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