Rays vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 30, 2024

The Miami Marlins (39-67) will look to Xavier Edwards, who hit for the cycle in his last game, to lead them in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (54-52) on Tuesday at 6:50 PM ET on BSFL. Edwards and the Marlins are +146 underdogs for the contest, according to sportsbooks.
Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs gets the start, and he’ll go against Miami’s Edward Cabrera.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rays vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-175)
• Underdog: Marlins (+146)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Rays have been favorites in 55 games this season and have come away with the win 28 times (50.9%) in those contests.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 4-4 when favored by -175 or more this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 63.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Marlins have been the underdog on the moneyline 90 total times this season. They’ve finished 35-55 in those games.
• Miami is 11-24 (winning just 31.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +146 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 40.7%.

Rays vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.270) and runs batted in (47) this season while also slugging nine homers.
• Diaz ranks 141st in baseball in homers, and 72nd in RBI.
• Richard Palacios has collected 59 hits this season and has an OBP of .347. He’s slugging .336 on the year.
• Josh Bell has 18 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 34 walks while hitting .239.
• Bell ranks 64th in home runs and 63rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Bryan De La Cruz has put his power on display as he paces his team with 18 home runs and 51 runs batted in, with a team-high .245 batting average.

Rays vs. Marlins Pitching Rankings

• The Rays average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the league.
• The Rays have the 17th-ranked ERA (4.07) in the majors this season.
• The Rays have a combined WHIP of just 1.238 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The Marlins pitching staff is 22nd in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Miami’s 4.49 team ERA ranks 25th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Marlins combine for the third-worst WHIP in the majors (1.362).