Pitching Duel Expected in Tonight's Rays vs. White Sox Showdown
If you enjoy a pitcher’s duel, then Monday night’s American League matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox will be must-watch television. Ray’s ace Tyler Glasnow will take the mound against Lance Lynn of the White Sox.
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WynnBET has the Rays set as slight -116 road favorites, with the White Sox set as -105 home underdogs. The total for the game is set at seven runs.
Furthermore, WynnBET has player props set for the game. Glasnow’s strikeout total is set at 8.5 and Lynn’s is set at 7.5. Vegas doesn’t expect many runs in this game to come against the starters, as Glasnow’s earned run total for the game is set at 1.5 and Lynn’s is set at 2.5.
Glasnow enters the game with an ERA of 2.57 this season, which would be his second-lowest ERA in his career if he manages to keep pace for the rest of 2021. His career best earned run average came in 2019 when he finished the season with an eye-popping 1.78.
Glasnow is 5-2 this season in his first 13 starts, and he’s been key to the Rays’ success as they currently have the best record in Major League Baseball at 42-24. They sit atop the American League East, three games clear of the Boston Red Sox.
Lynn, on the other hand, enters the game with the second best ERA among starting pitchers in the Majors at 1.23. Jacob deGrom is the only arm who ranks higher than him in that stat.
Lynn is 7-1 in 11 starts this season, and the White Sox are directly behind the Rays in the American League standings at 41-24. They’re 5.5 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians for the AL Central lead.
Despite his ERA not being as low as Lynn’s, Glasnow has had more success making batters whiff. He has a K/9 rate of 12.5, for an average of nine strikeouts per start. With his strikeout total set at 8.5 for tonight, the over is a solid bet at -130 odds.
It’s surprising to see Lynn’s earned run total set at 2.5 for tonight’s game, as the righty hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in seven straight starts. The last time he allowed three runs in a start was May 1 against the Indians. The under 2.5 earned runs at at -140 is the bet to make.