Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

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

The Houston Astros (30-25) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays (28-27) at Daikin Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at +132 while Houston is coming in at -160. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Zack Littell and Colton Gordon.

Tampa Bay is slugging .378 and have struck out 452 times, while drawing a walk on 164 occasions. They have recorded 217 runs batted in and 448 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average comes in at .245. The Rays have tallied 80 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 53 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 226 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .309. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which is 19th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.75 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Rays pitchers have surrendered 73 home runs and also 206 runs in total (9th in MLB). Tampa Bay has given up 428 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 196 earned runs. The Rays have compiled a team earned run average of 3.58 so far this season (9th in the league), and their staff has struck out 420 hitters. They have walked 153 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.36 as a team on the campaign.

The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 70.0% and have come into the game in 52 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 41 runners on the year with 41.5% of those players crossed the plate. Rays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 27 times in addition to having 53 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 174 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have 31 holds so far this year (17th in baseball). They have accumulated 14 saves on the season and have blown 6 of their 20 save opportunities.

The Rays have converted 72.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,434 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 1st in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for 1,478 putouts this season, in addition to 531 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which is 2nd in MLB, and have accumulated 64 double plays.

Littell (28-26 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.87 and he has gone up against 2,015 batters in the majors. He has conceded 484 base knocks (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 113 walks. His earned run average is 3.93 (210 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.241. Littell has pitched in 481 frames and has accumulated 408 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Houston Astros hold a team OBP of .324 as well as a team batting average of .255 on the campaign. They have been called out on strikes on 417 instances (27th in MLB) and have 467 hits. Houston has a total of 54 home runs this season as well as 219 RBIs. The Astros hold a slugging % of .393 and they tally 4.18 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have notched 77 two-baggers, while walking 167 times as well as putting up 230 runs.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.149 and have a FIP of 3.47 as a squad over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.70 (519 strikeouts vs 169 free passes). They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 386. They have surrendered 52 home runs and they give up 3.61 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 194 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.37 (181 earned runs surrendered).

Houston has called on relievers to take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 15 saves. They rank 5th in MLB holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 171 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 41 occasions with base runners. Houston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.9% of 61 inherited runners. Sitting with 55 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 34 holds and 6 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 31 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in the majors). The Astros have racked up 407 assists, 23 errors and have accounted for 1,450 putouts over the course of the season. In their 4,350 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (5th in the majors).

So far in his career, Gordon has allowed 19 hits while he has tallied 14 K's in 14 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 9 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.479 and having a FIP of 5.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 7.00 and he has faced 66 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Gordon (0-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.70 ERA and has conceded 12.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+132)

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