Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 8/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-210) Tampa Bay (+172)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (63-46) are on their way to George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (54-56). The line on this contest has the Dodgers at -210 and the Rays open at +172. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Adrian Houser.

The Dodgers have accounted for 177 doubles as a team and have hit 163 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .442 and have struck out 920 times, while being walked on 397 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are earning 5.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have compiled 548 runs batted in as well as 946 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .255. They have earned a total of 568 runs scored while having a team OBP of .330.

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The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 4.24 on the season (21st in MLB), and their staff has struck out 958 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 131 long balls in addition to 501 runs in total (24th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 386 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.22 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has surrendered 896 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 458 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.48 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.32.

Dodgers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 99 times as well as having 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 79 holds over the course of the season (1st in MLB). The Dodgers relievers have compiled a save rate of 67.3% and stepped onto the hill in 132 save situations. They have earned 33 saves so far this year and have blown 16 of their 49 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 157 base runners this year and 26.8% of them ended up scoring. The Dodgers have sent 396 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have earned 2,914 putouts for the season, in addition to 928 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 12th in MLB, and have accumulated 78 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,742 innings on the field, ranking them 15th in baseball.

Yamamoto has taken the hill for 206 innings and has totaled 238 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 2.79 (64 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.077. He has given up 161 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 61 walks. Yamamoto (16-9 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 2.75 while he has faced 832 batters in the major leagues.

The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled an OBP of .319 and a batting average of .254 so far this season. They have struck out on 918 occasions (14th in MLB) and have earned 943 hits. Tampa Bay has a total of 118 long balls this year to go along with 475 RBIs. The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .401 and they score 4.59 runs per contest (11th in MLB). They have put up 167 two-baggers, while taking a walk 334 times and scoring 505 runs.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.217 and have a FIP of 4.22 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (917 strikeouts vs 316 walks). They are sitting at 10th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 871. They have yielded 143 homers and they yield 4.20 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have yielded 455 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.89 (422 earned runs relinquished).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers take the mound in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 345 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 107 times in high leverage situations and on 79 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.4% out of 115 inherited base runners. Sitting with 106 save situations, the Rays have recorded 61 holds and 20 blown saves.

Out of their 8,781 innings played, the Rays hold a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (5th in MLB). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 104 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in MLB). The Rays have racked up 982 assists, 51 errors and have notched a total of 2,927 putouts on the season.

During his MLB career, Houser has given up 656 base knocks while tallying 531 K's in 676 innings. He has allowed 301 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.363 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has gone up against 2,894 opposing hitters so far in his career. Houser (38-41 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.01 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+172)

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