The Tampa Bay Rays (72-73) will visit the Chicago White Sox (56-90), in the final game of a three-game series, Thursday at 2:10 p.m. ET.
The White Sox (+121 underdog moneyline odds to win) host the Rays (-145). The Rays will start Ian Seymour (3-1) against the White Sox and Shane Smith (5-7).
Jordan Leasure (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) was credited with a win in the White Sox’s 6-5 victory over the Rays yesterday. Mike Tauchman led the way offensively, going 2 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs. Mason Montgomery (0.2 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 1 K) was handed the loss for the Rays.
Here is what you need to prepare for Thursday’s Rays vs. White Sox game, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Rays (-145, bet $145 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+121, bet $100 to win $121)Over/under: 8Rays vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Thursday, September 11, 2025Game time: 2:10 p.m. ETLocation: Chicago, IllinoisStadium: Rate FieldTV channel: CHSN and FDSSUNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThis season, the Rays have won 43 out of the 74 games, or 58.1%, in which they’ve been favored.Tampa Bay has a record of 14-14, a 50% win rate, when favored by -145 or more by sportsbooks this season.The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 59.2%.Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 63 of its 145 games with a total this season.The Rays have an ATS record of 66-79-0 in 145 games with a spread this season.Ian Seymour (Rays probable starter)The Rays will look to Seymour (3-1) in his third start of the season.His most recent appearance was in relief on Friday when the left-hander threw four innings against the Cleveland Guardians, surrendering one earned run while allowing five hits.In 15 appearances this season, he has a 2.89 ERA and 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .204 against him.He meets a White Sox offense that ranks 26th in the league with 592 runs while batting .236 as a unit. It has a collective .379 slugging percentage (27th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 150 home runs (21st in MLB).Seymour has thrown 1 2/3 innings without giving up an earned run on two hits against the White Sox this season.Rays batting statsThe Rays’ 166 home runs rank 15th in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 400 extra-base hits, Tampa Bay ranks 13th in MLB with a .405 slugging percentage this season.The Rays rank seventh in MLB with a .252 team batting average.Tampa Bay has scored the 14th-most runs in the majors this season with 654 (4.5 per game).The Rays have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 18th in the league.Tampa Bay is ranked 19th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have won in 55, or 38.2%, of the 144 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.This season, Chicago has come away with a win 38 times in 107 chances when named as an underdog of at least +121 or worse on the moneyline.The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 45.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 68 of its 146 opportunities.The White Sox have an against the spread record of 86-60-0 in 146 games with a line this season.Shane Smith (White Sox probable starter)Smith (5-7) takes the mound first for the White Sox in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.95 ERA in 125 1/3 innings pitched, with 118 strikeouts.The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday against the Detroit Tigers, when he tossed five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up three hits.In 25 games this season, the 25-year-old has a 3.95 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .212 to his opponents.Smith is looking to pick up his seventh quality start of the year in this outing.Smith will look to pitch five or more innings for his seventh straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.0 innings per outing.He has held his opponents without an earned run in six of his 25 outings this season.He meets a Rays offense that ranks 14th in the league with 654 total runs scored while batting .252 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .405 slugging percentage (13th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 166 home runs (15th in the league).White Sox batting statsThe White Sox average 1.0 home run per game to rank 21st in MLB action with 150 total home runs.This season, Chicago is slugging .379, the fourth-lowest percentage in the majors.The White Sox have the fifth-worst batting average in the majors (.236).The offense for Chicago is No. 26 in baseball scoring 4.1 runs per game (592 total runs).The White Sox are 24th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .305.