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Rays Open as Favorites Against Guardians in 2026 ALCS
The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians are set to meet in the 2026 American League Championship Series.
The Rays opened as favorites, with odds of -170, while the Guardians were listed at +140 as of October 10.
Tampa Bay won five of its six regular-season games against Cleveland.
The Rays had a bye in the wild-card round, then swept the New York Yankees in the division series.
Cleveland also had a first-round bye, but recovered from losing its first two division-series games to the Chicago White Sox and won the next three.
Tampa Bay had not won a playoff series since 2020, while Cleveland last reached the World Series in 2016.
The ALCS will determine which team advances from the American League.
The Tampa Bay Rays opened as favorites over the Cleveland Guardians in the 2026 American League Championship Series.
DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Rays at -170 and the Guardians at +140 as of Oct. 10.
The Rays won five of six games against Cleveland in the regular season.
Tampa Bay swept the Yankees in the divisional round, while Cleveland won three straight games after falling behind 0-2 against the White Sox.
- Who
- The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians.
- What
- The teams are set to meet in the 2026 American League Championship Series, with the Rays opening as favorites.
- When
- The odds were listed as of Oct. 10, 2026; the article was published Oct. 11, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The teams advanced to the ALCS by winning their divisional-round series.
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The Rays won five of six games against the Guardians.
Tampa Bay swept the Yankees 3-0, while Cleveland recovered from a 0-2 deficit against the White Sox to win the final three games.
DraftKings listed the Rays at -170 and the Guardians at +140 for the ALCS.
- Series
- 2026 American League Championship Series
- Favorite
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Rays odds
- -170
- Guardians odds
- +140
- Regular-season series
- Rays won 5-1
- Rays divisional-round result
- Swept the Yankees 3-0
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