The Miami Marlins (21-40) will try to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Tampa Bay Rays (30-31) on Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET on BSSUN. Oddsmakers consider the Rays to be -125 favorites for the contest, while the Marlins are +106 underdogs looking for the upset. Tampa Bay’s Zach Eflin gets the start, and he’ll go against Miami’s Braxton Garrett.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.00
Rays to win vs Marlins -125
Rays vs. Marlins Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rays (-125)
- Underdog: Marlins (+106)
- Over/under: 7.5
Rays vs. Marlins Betting Insights
- The Rays have been favorites in 37 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (48.6%) in those contests.
- This season Tampa Bay has been victorious 14 times in 27 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
- The Rays have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Marlins are 18-29 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 38.3% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, Miami has a record of 15-26 (36.6%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 48.5%.
Rays vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders
- Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.294), home runs (10) and runs batted in (34) this season.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Paredes’ home run total ranks him 32nd and his RBI tally places him 33rd.
- Yandy Diaz has 58 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .357 this season.
- Jazz Chisholm leads the Marlins in runs batted in (29) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .251.
- Chisholm’s home run total ranks 55th in the big leagues, and he is 58th in RBI.
- Josh Bell has totaled 29 runs batted in to lead his team.
Rays vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings
- The Rays strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
- The Rays have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.33) in the majors this season.
- The Rays have a combined WHIP of 1.270 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
- Miami’s 4.63 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Marlins average baseball’s third-worst WHIP (1.378).