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After taking Game 4 of this 2020 World Series in crazy fashion Saturday night, the Tampa Bay Rays shoot to take the Series lead when the teams meet for Game 5 Sunday night on the neutral turf in Arlington. Tampa was one out away from a 3-1 Series deficit, but one batted ball may have turned the whole series around. Can the Rays take advantage of their good fortune? Can the Dodgers rebound off a tough loss? And who do we like here for our free MLB pick?
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MLB World Series Betting Odds<br />
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Game 5 World Series <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/odds&quot; title="MLB Betting Odds Comparison">betting odds</a> opened Los Angeles at around -150 over Tampa Bay, with an over/under of eight runs. Early betting action then bumped the Dodgers to -155. LA could also be found getting around +105, giving the run and a half on the run line.
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World Series Game 5 Betting Preview<br />
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Tampa Bay is the designated home team for this Game 5.
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This World Series is tied at two games apiece, following Tampa's wild 8-7 victory in Game 4 Saturday night. Los Angeles led 3-1 in the fifth inning Saturday, then trailed 5-4 through six. LA rallied to lead 7-6 into the bottom of the ninth, but the Rays got a clutch two-out hit by little-used Brett Phillips, which the Dodgers then turned into a hot potato, resulting in two runs and a Tampa victory.
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The Rays won Saturday as +145 underdogs on the World Series betting line, and the game played over its total of eight runs. So the overs are now 4-0 in this World Series, as the teams have combined to score 44 runs. With Saturday's win, Tampa is now 11-7 this postseason, while Los Angeles is now 11-5.
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Game 5 Starting Arms<br />
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This pitching match-up is a rematch of Game 1 of this World Series, an 8-3 Los Angeles victory. <a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/79737&quot; title="Tyler Glasnow Pitching Logs">Glasnow</a> is 4/16 on quality starts this season, 1/5 this postseason. Last Tuesday, in Game 1 of this World Series, he got pegged for six runs on three hits and six walks through 4 1/3 innings of that 8-3 Tampa loss. So over five starts, this postseason Glasnow has allowed 16 runs and 20 hits, including seven home runs, through 23 2/3 innings, with 14 walks and 33 strikeouts.
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On the season, the Rays are 12-4 with Glasnow, 3-2 this postseason.
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Tuesday's game was Glasnow's first-ever action against the Dodgers.
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<a href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/pitcherlog/39783&quot; title="Clayton Kershaw Pitching Stats">Lefty Kershaw</a> is 9/14 on quality starts this year, 3/4, this postseason. Tuesday, he held Tampa to one run and two hits through six innings, with one walk and eight strikeouts, in that 8-3 Los Angeles victory. So over four starts, this postseason Kershaw has allowed eight runs and 18 hits through 25 innings, with three walks and 31 strikeouts.
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On the season, the Dodgers are 11-3 with Kershaw, 3-1 this postseason.
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Over his last two starts against the Rays, the one Tuesday and one last year, Kershaw allowed three runs and eight hits through 12 1/3 innings. Los Angeles won both those games. Game 5 Batting Splits
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The Dodgers batted .259 against right-handed pitching this season, with a .338 team OBP and a .498 team slugging percentage. LA has also scored at least five runs nine times over its last 14 games this postseason.
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Tampa Bay batted .237/.339/.455 vs. left-handed pitching this season. Also, prior to Saturday night, the Rays had scored a total of 39 runs over their previous 12 games.
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The Bullpens<br />
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The Tampa bullpen posted a 3.37 ERA this season, along with a 1.19 WHIP and a 3.02 K/BB ratio. Numbers like those helped this unit rank among the top three bullpens in Baseball this year. The Dodgers bullpen put up a 2.74 ERA this season, along with an ML-best 1.04 WHIP and a 3.34 K/BB ratio. Numbers like those helped this unit rank as the No. 1 bullpen in Baseball.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><b><span style="color:#008000;">Get more details:</span></b> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/mlb/matchup/1321066">LAD/TB Game 5 Match-up Stats</a> </span>
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MLB Betting Trends<br />
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Los Angeles played 30-12 against right-handed starters this season, the 2nd-best record in the Majors in that split.
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The Rays played 9-8 vs. left-handed starters this season.
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Totals Report<br />
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Totals are split 9-9 in Tampa games this postseason.
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Overs are 10-6 in Dodgers games this postseason.
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The totals split 14-14 at Globe Life Field during the regular season, but the overs are now 10-4 at GLF this postseason.
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