Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Odds and Picks for Thursday, 06/05/25

The Rangers will send Jack Leiter to the mound in hopes of avoiding a sweep in Tampa Bay. Leiter has experienced some ups-and-downs in his young big-league career, but he ended May on a high note. Leiter tossed 5.2 scoreless innings and allowed just 3 hits in his last outing on May 30 against the Cardinals. He ended May by allowing just 14 hits over his last 4 starts and 23.2 innings in the month. The 25-year-old right-hander has been effective on the road, as his BAA drops from .208 at home to .176 away from Texas.

The Rays will send Ryan Pepiot to the mound, and he put together a fantastic May. The Indianapolis native posted a 2.25 ERA and allowed just 26 hits across 36 innings last month. The Rangers are hitting just .218 as a team on the road, and they’ve managed just 12 hits in the first 18 innings of this series. Pepiot tends to pitch in lower-scoring games, as 9 of his 12 starts this season have seen 9 or fewer runs. This has the makings of an under-the-radar pitching matchup in which runs could be at a premium. With that in mind, consider the Under.

Rangers vs Rays prediction: Under 9 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable to -125.

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