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MLB · JULY 18, 2026 ● LIVE

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

THE PICK

TB Tampa Bay RaysAWAY · 1518 ELO
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Boston Red SoxHOME · 1532 ELO BOS
45.3% WIN PROBABILITY 54.7%

The model makes Boston Red Sox a 54.7% favorite — home advantage included. One game is one game: a 54.7% edge still loses 45.3 times in 100.

Prediction history

13 UPDATES

Every time the model moved this pick — logged in full. It updates until 15 minutes before gametime, then locks.

54.7% Boston Red Sox ▲ +1.3
Ratings shifted on the latest results run.
53.4% Boston Red Sox ▼ -0.3
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53.7% Boston Red Sox ▲ +0.3
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53.4% Boston Red Sox ▼ -0.2
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53.6% Boston Red Sox ▲ +0.2
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53.4% Boston Red Sox ▼ -0.2
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53.6% Boston Red Sox ▼ -0.4
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54.0% Boston Red Sox ▲ +0.4
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53.6% Boston Red Sox ▼ -0.4
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54.0% Boston Red Sox ▲ +0.9
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53.1% Boston Red Sox ▲ +0.2
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52.9% Boston Red Sox ▼ -0.1
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OPEN
53.0% Boston Red Sox OPENING LINE
First model run when the matchup posted. Elo gap of 14 points at open.

The factors

2 IN THE NUMBER

Everything the model sees for this game. Only backtest-validated signals move the probability — the rest is context, shown anyway.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Ian Seymour FIP 4.09 · ERA 4.59 · 64.2 IP
Patrick Sandoval FIP 1.48 · ERA 2.08 · 4.1 IP

GAME-TIME CONDITIONS · DAY GAME

78°F DEW 65°F HUM 64% WIND 19 MPH GUSTS 35 MPH CLOUD 100% RAIN 26% 1006 hPa

SCHEDULE & TRAVEL

TB REST 0D BOS REST 0D TB TRAVELED 0 MI DIVISIONAL MATCHUP

IN THE NUMBER

WXWIND VARIANCEWINDOUT VARIANCE

The numbers

AWAY

Tampa Bay Rays
ELO RATING1518
RANK#9
RECORD56-39
LAST 104-6
STREAKL2

HOME

Boston Red Sox
ELO RATING1532
RANK#3
RECORD47-48
LAST 1010-0
STREAKW10

Ratings come from every MLB result this season — updated daily, weighted by margin of victory, with Boston Red Sox getting the standard home bump. An Elo difference of 14 points plus home advantage at Fenway Park produces the 54.7% call. Full methodology →

What could break the pick

Tampa Bay Rays are 4-6 over their last ten. This is a coin-flip game — the model calls it a lean, not a lock. Starting pitchers, lineup cards, and bullpen usage move real outcomes in ways a rating system can’t see.