Rays vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds & Best Bets: Acknowledge Detroit, The Best Team in Baseball

After winning a thriller in extra innings yesterday, can the Tigers continue their winning ways as the best team in baseball entering this week?
Rays vs. Tigers Prediction, Odds & Best Bets: Monday, July 7
Pictured: Detroit Tigers outfielder Riley Greene celebrates a home run against the Cleveland Guardians, and he headlines our Rays vs. Tigers prediction. Photo by Ken Blaze via Imagn Images.

Fresh off the extra-innings win that provided them with sole ownership of the best record in MLB, the Detroit Tigers head back home for a series with the Tampa Bay Rays, and our Rays vs. Tigers prediction looks at whether the top team in baseball can continue its winning ways.

This one gets underway from Comerica Park at a slightly earlier start time of 6:40 p.m. ET (FS1), and we're tapping into our home run predictions today as part of our Rays vs. Tigers best bets.

  • Rays vs. Tigers prediction: Tigers to win (+105 via Caesars) ⭐⭐⭐
  • Best Rays vs. Tigers player props: Riley Greene to hit a home run (+475 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Keider Montero gets the ball for the Tigers after Tarik Skubal's gem yesterday, and he'll square off against Shane Baz. Though I don't love Montero in this spot, I'm backing the Tigers because I think their lineup can get to Baz.

Baz struck out 11 his last time out, but his issues with the home run ball continued as he gave up two in the game. As a result, the Rays lost in extras to the Athletics. I think those issues will continue to plague Baz tonight against a Tigers team that ranks eighth in baseball in home runs, and I'm betting on Riley Greene to play a big role in Detroit's victory.

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✅ Best Rays vs. Tigers player prop: Riley Greene to hit a home run (+475 via bet365)

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Sure, the Tigers had already all but sealed the win when Greene homered yesterday, but if you bet on it like I did, the money counted all the same. We're going back to the well today, as Greene is mashing the ball this season.

The outfielder's 22 home runs are just two shy of what he managed all of last season, and he's been one of the hottest hitters in the league during the last month. Greene has swatted nine homers across 101 at-bats in the last 30 days, and he profiles as a strong bet to add to that total tonight as part of our best Rays vs. Tigers player prop bets.

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