Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-160) Tampa Bay (+132)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (54-55) will attempt to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (63-46) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -160 and the Rays are at +132. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Blake Snell and Drew Rasmussen.

Los Angeles has a slugging % of .442 and have been rung up 920 times, while drawing a walk on 397 occasions. They have 548 RBI's in addition to 946 hits this season, while their average at the plate sits at .255. The Dodgers have earned 177 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 163 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 568 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.2 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in baseball.

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The Dodgers have an ERA of 4.24 this season (21st in baseball), and they have rung up 958 batters. Dodgers pitchers have allowed 131 home runs and also 501 total runs (24th in the league). They have walked 386 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.21 as a team for the year. Los Angeles has relinquished 896 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 458 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.48 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 67.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 132 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 157 runners so far this season and 26.8% of them crossed home plate. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 99 times in addition to having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 396 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 79 holds on the campaign (1st in MLB). They have compiled 33 saves this season and have missed out on 16 out of their 49 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have transformed 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,742 innings on the field, ranking them 15th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated 2,914 putouts on the year, in addition to 928 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 78 double plays.

Snell has pitched in 1,105 innings and is sitting with 1,372 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.18 (391 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.224. He has given up 850 hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 503 free passes. Snell (77-58 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.14 while he has gone up against 4,583 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a team OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .254 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 909 occasions (15th in MLB) and have earned a total of 936 hits. Tampa Bay has compiled 118 HRs so far this year and 471 runs batted in. The Rays have a team SLG% of .401 and they average 4.60 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have 164 doubles, while walking 334 times as well as scoring 501 runs.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.215 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (908 strikeouts vs 312 walks). They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 863. They have conceded 141 homers and they allow 4.17 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 448 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.86 (415 earned runs yielded).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 44 save opportunities and they have come away with 24 saves. They are currently ranked 26th in MLB with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 342 relievers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 107 times in high leverage situations and on 78 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.1% out of their 113 inherited runners. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Rays have compiled 61 holds and 20 blown saves.

In 8,709 innings played, the Rays have a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (6th in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 103 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 974 assists, 50 errors and have earned a total of 2,903 putouts for the year.

During his career, Rasmussen has conceded 335 base knocks while he has accumulated 388 strikeouts in 410 innings pitched. He has given up 135 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.077 and a FIP of 2.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.63 and he has faced 1,647 hitters during his pro baseball career. Rasmussen (28-17 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.96 ERA and has given up 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+132)

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