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Rays @ Red Sox

Rays
02
Final
Red Sox
Fri, May 8, 2026, 7:10 PM ET · MLB
Closing · ML +113 · SPR -1.5 · O/U 8.5

Archived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.

Matchup summary

Final: Red Sox beat the Rays 2-0 at home. The market closed with Rays at +113 on the moneyline and the total at 8.5. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.

Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL

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Rays vs Red Sox betting splits

Where was the money on Rays vs Red Sox?

MarketSideTicketsMoneyClosing line / odds
SpreadRays64%63%+1.5 (-186)
Red Sox36%37%-1.5 (+155)
TotalOver89%84%O 8.5 (-111)
Under11%16%U 8.5 (-110)
MoneylineRays62%80%+113
Red Sox38%20%-134

64% of spread tickets and 63% of spread money were on the Rays, so the Rays drew more tickets than money and the average Red Sox bet was larger.

89% of total tickets and 84% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.

62% of moneyline tickets and 80% of moneyline money were on the Rays, so the average Rays bet was larger than the average Red Sox bet.

Line movement

What was the closing line for Rays vs Red Sox?

MarketOpeningClosingMove
Spread (Red Sox)-1.5-1.50
Total8.58.50

The Red Sox opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.

The total opened 8.5 and closed 8.5: it has not moved.

Why the line moved

Why did the Rays vs Red Sox line move?

The spread did not move from its opening number (Red Sox -1.5) even with 63% of the spread money on the Rays. The total did not move from its opening number (8.5) even with 84% of the total money on the over. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.

Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.

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