REGULAR SEASON RECAP

The sum of all of their money line implied probabilities (adjusted for the juice) projects to 78.8 wins. Their 90 actual wins was above expectation. They won more games than expected at home and on the road. They won 48.1% on the road which was better than expected (45.5%). They won 51 at home and were expected to win 41.9. Our projected record for next season is similar. They are averaging 89 wins per sim and are projected to finish fifth in the American League. There is not much of a gap between them and the #6 ranked Athletics who are projected for 88.2 wins.

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TEAM STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Their record is slightly better than it should be. Since last season their average run differential is +0.43 which ranks #6 in the AL, but their rank based on win percentage is #5. This is a relatively better home team than a road team. They are the #3 ranked team in run differential in home games, vs #8 in road games.

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TEAM STATS AND BETTING RESULT GAMELOG

Below is a betting recap of all 162 regular games. Anyone who backed the Rays in all of their games would have earned a +1890 unit profit at a 100 per game risk. Against the run line, they have delivered a +1870 profit risking 100 units on each game (93-69 PL). The Rays have lost against the run line on the road, but at home they have turned a profit.