The Boston Red Sox (83-70) and the Tampa Bay Rays (75-78) open a 3-game series Friday at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Red Sox lead 8-2

The Red Sox are coming off a 2-1 series loss vs. the A's in Boston. They dropped Thursday's finale 5-3 as -150 favorites. Despite combining for 4 runs in the first inning, the Under (9.5) still hit. 2B David Hamilton hit a solo homer in the second, and SS Trevor Story added another in the eighth. Boston is in the final AL Wild Card spot, 1½ games ahead of the next closest team, the Cleveland Guardians.

The Rays split 4 gam

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