Rays vs. Pirates Odds & Betting Predictions - April 18, 2026

Rays at Pirates

8:05 pm • SportsNet PT

Tampa Bay Rays

@

Pittsburgh Pirates

pitcher		team	era	w-l
P.Skenes			4.00	3-1
D.Rasmussen			1.13	1-0

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Rays 11-8	+1.5	+1.5-159	o7-121	+140
Pirates 12-8	u7.5	-1.5+132	u7+100	-169

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April 18, 2026

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Under 0.5 (1st Inn)-145

$1.45

P.Skenes u6.5 Ks-115

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TB +144

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MLB Public Betting

Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games.
Pirates are 3-2 in their last 5 games against the spread
Pirates are 6-3 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Pirates' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 6 of Pirates' 11 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	13-7	7-4	6-3	8-3	5-4
Rays	11-8	4-2	7-6	6-4	5-4

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Pirates	11-9	6-5	5-4	6-5	5-4
Rays	12-6-1	4-2	8-4-1	7-2-1	5-4

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Pirates	12-8	7-4	5-4	8-3	4-5
Rays	11-8	4-2	7-6	6-4	5-4

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Apr 17th	TB	W 5-1	-1.5 W	U 8.5	PIT -127
Apr 16th	WSH	L 7-8	-1.5 L	O 8.5	WSH -164
Apr 15th	WSH	W 2-0	-1.5 W	U 9.5	PIT -172
Apr 14th	WSH	L 4-5	-1.5 L	U 9.5	WSH -184
Apr 13th	WSH	W 16-5	-1.5 W	O 7.5	PIT -228

Gavin Lux
LF
Lux is out with shoulder
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Michael Grove
RP
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Jared Jones
SP
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PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RD.Rasmussen, P		1-0	1.13	0.563	9.56

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1C.Simpson, LF	.342	.368	.397	0
2J.Caminero, 3B	.247	.349	.438	4
3J.Aranda, 1B	.214	.326	.400	3
4Y.Diaz, DH	.365	.453	.554	3
5J.Fraley, RF	.214	.283	.357	1
6C.Mullins, CF	.129	.191	.226	1
7R.Palacios, 2B	.269	.441	.385	1
8T.Walls, SS	.310	.375	.345	0
9H.Feduccia, C	.211	.348	.211	0

PITCHER		W-L	ERA	WHIP	K/9
RP.Skenes, P		3-1	4.00	0.944	9.00

HITTERS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HR
1O.Cruz, CF	.313	.382	.588	6
2B.Lowe, 2B	.286	.390	.643	7
3B.Reynolds, LF	.264	.379	.431	3
4R.O'Hearn, RF	.313	.400	.493	3
5M.Ozuna, DH	.169	.246	.237	1
6N.Gonzales, 3B	.246	.292	.295	0
7S.Horwitz, 1B	.265	.383	.367	1
8K.Griffin, SS	.222	.308	.311	0
9J.Bart, C	.148	.226	.259	1

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MatchupOverUnder
Rays 11-8	N/A	N/A
Pirates 12-8	N/A	N/A