San Francisco Giants vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 05/01/26

The San Franciso Giants and Tampa Bay Rays will be kicking off a three-game series in Tampa Bay on Friday evening. The Giants will be travelling in from Philadelphia where they played a double-header on Thursday and lost both games. The second of the two games went to extra innings. They will be coming into Friday’s game with an overworked bullpen and tired lineup. The Rays have been playing well to start this season and they will be sending Shane McClanahan to the mound who is coming off a start where he pitched five scoreless innings and struck out seven batters. The Rays have been good at home this season, they are off to an 8-4 start at Tropicana Field. The Rays have been idle since Wednesday, look for them to pounce on a tired Giants team.

The two losses on Thursday now make three in a row for the Giants. Their offense has been struggling big time to begin the year, they are dead-last in the MLB, averaging 3.3 runs per game. All things are pointing to the Rays getting it done on Friday. Give me the Rays to cover the run line at home.

Giants vs. Rays prediction: Rays -1.5 (+155) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.