Rays vs. Brewers Prediction & Picks: Game 2 World Series Odds, Betting Splits for Today

The Milwaukee Brewers stayed unbeaten at home this postseason with a nail-biting one-run victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1, but my Rays vs. Brewers prediction expects Tampa Bay to jump out to an early lead tonight, led by a dominant outing from Drew Rasmussen.

Opposing Rasmussen is Logan Henderson, and I'm also betting on a Rays slugger that was responsible for three of the team's seven hits in Game 1 to go yard with my last MLB pick of the day. I'm looking to build off the momentum of four straight best-bet cashes, including the Under in Game 1.

First pitch from American Family Field is set for 8 p.m. ET tonight (FOX). The Brewers are -125 betting favorites.

Rays vs. Brewers picks & odds: World Series Game 2

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Rays vs. Brewers prediction & best bet

Rays F5 ML (+100)

Drew Rasmussen is the first pitcher in franchise history to record multiple starts of 7+ innings pitched and allow one run or fewer in a single postseason.

Rasmussen is also a big reason the Rays seemingly had a big advantage over the Brewers among their top three starting pitchers entering the series. 

Prior to Game 1, Milwaukee’s trio of Misiorowski, Henderson and Gasser combined for a 2.39 ERA and 4.21 xERA in 26.1 postseason innings, with a 3.33 FIP, 20.2% strikeout rate, and 1.18 WHIP. Meanwhile, Rasmussen, Peralta, and Martinez pitched to a 1.54 ERA and 3.79 xERA over 46.2 innings, with a 3.08 FIP, 22.9% strikeout rate, and 0.96 WHIP.

Best Rays vs. Brewers player prop bet

Drew Rasmussen Under 1.5 earned runs (+110)

In 15 starts since the All-Star Break (including playoffs), the righty is 11-0 with a 1.73 ERA over 93.2 innings. He has limited opponents to a .184 opponents’ average and .474 OPS in that span.

Rasmussen’s elite changeup is a major reason for his sustained success. Through August, he used his changeup 16.7% of the time against left-handed hitters and 22.3% of the time in two-strike counts. But in Game 5 of the ALCS, he used it 33.8% of the time and 44.8% with two strikes, his highest overall usage and second-highest two-strike usage in a start this season. 

That is significant because opponents are batting .158 (18-for-114) against his changeup this year. He has thrown 421 changeups without allowing an extra-base hit (the most-thrown pitch in the Majors with zero extra-base hits allowed), and opponents have struck out 39 times on the pitch with a 35.2% whiff rate overall.

Rays vs. Brewers home run prediction

Jonathan Aranda to hit a home run (+630)

The Brewers and Rays were the two teams that scored the lowest percentage of their runs via the home run in the regular season (32.1% and 34.4%, respectively). But with Rasmussen pitching to the fifth-lowest HR/9 rate (0.73) among qualified pitchers in the regular season, I’m taking a flier on a Rays slugger going deep.

Jonathan Aranda has the second highest slugging percentage on pitches out of the zone this season (.387). And after logging his fourth multi-hit game this postseason, he is now batting .316 with five RBI and a .790 OPS.

Logan Henderson allowed 10 of his 14 home runs to left-handed batters this season, which makes Aranda a great value play over righties Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero.

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How to watch Rays vs. Brewers: World Series Game 2

• Date: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026
• First pitch: 8 p.m. ET
• Ballpark: American Family Field (Milwaukee)
• TV: FOX
• Rays starter: Drew Rasmussen (Postseason: 2-0, 1.29 ERA)
• Brewers starter: Logan Henderson (Postseason: 0-0, 3.00 ERA)