Tigers vs. Rays Prediction: Tampa Bay Predicted to Win Friday's MLB Matchup [6/20/2025]

The Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers will meet in MLB action at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday, starting at 7:05PM ET.

The Rays will send Shane Baz (6-3, 4.54 ERA) to the mound, pitting him against Jack Flaherty (5-7, 4.03 ERA) for the Tigers.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts the Rays as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Tigers-Rays game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Rays' chance of winning is 51%, while the Tigers' is 49%."

For expanded analysis of Friday's matchup, including best bets and picks, visit our interactive Tigers vs. Rays predictions page.

Rays vs. Tigers Prediction: Who Will Win?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's MLB matchup between the Tigers and Rays 10,000 times as part of our MLB predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives the Rays a 51% chance of beating the Tigers.

According to our model, the over/under total of 8 runs has a 53% chance of staying under.

Tigers vs. Rays Odds [6/20/2025]

We have sourced the best MLB odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Tigers	Rays
Moneyline	-106	-110
Total	o8 (-102)	u8 (-115)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Tigers vs. Rays Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Tigers vs. Rays matchup is on the moneyline.

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Tigers vs. Rays Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB game between the Rays and Tigers at George M. Steinbrenner Field is scheduled to commence at 7:05PM ET.

• Who: Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
• Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
• Time: 7:05PM ET/4:05PM PT
• Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field

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Conclusion

We predict the Rays, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat the Tigers on Friday.

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