Diamondbacks vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 17, 2024

The Arizona Diamondbacks (69-53) will vie for their seventh straight victory when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (59-61) on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET on MLB Network. The Diamondbacks are listed as -111 favorites by bookmakers, while the Rays are -108 underdogs. Arizona’s Zac Gallen and Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Diamondbacks vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Diamondbacks (-111)
• Underdog: Rays (-108)
• Over/under: 8

Diamondbacks vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Diamondbacks have been victorious in 38, or 64.4%, of the 59 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Arizona has a record of 38-21 when favored by -111 or more this year.
• The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 52.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Rays have won 44.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (26-32).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -108 or longer, Tampa Bay has a 26-32 record (winning 44.8% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 51.9% chance to win.

Diamondbacks vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Ketel Marte leads Arizona in home runs with 30, runs batted in with 81 and his batting average of .298 is also best on his team.
• Marte’s home runs rank him eighth in MLB, and he ranks 11th in RBI.
• Corbin Carroll is batting .220 with an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .382 this season.
• Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with a .270 batting average.
• Diaz is 156th in home runs and 81st in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Christopher Morel has put his power on display as he leads his team with 20 home runs and 53 RBI.

Diamondbacks vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Diamondbacks strike out just 7.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.44 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• The Diamondbacks rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.330 WHIP this season.
• The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• Tampa Bay’s 3.99 team ERA ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rays have the ninth-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.233).