Data Skrive:
The Tampa Bay Rays (61-61) hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks (69-55) when the teams meet at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday. The Diamondbacks are -122 favorites to prevent the Rays from completing the sweep. Arizona’s Merrill Kelly gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley.
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Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $36.39
Diamondbacks to win vs Rays -122
Diamondbacks vs. Rays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-122)
- Underdog: Rays (+103)
- Over/under: 7.5
Diamondbacks vs. Rays Betting Insights
- The Diamondbacks have been favorites in 61 games this season and have come away with the win 38 times (62.3%) in those contests.
- Arizona has a record of 30-15 when favored by -122 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 55% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Rays have won 46.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (28-32).
- Tampa Bay has gone 15-22 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +103 or longer (40.5%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 49.3% 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 ranks eighth in home runs and 12th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- Corbin Carroll has collected 97 hits this season and has an OBP of .308. He’s slugging .386 on the year.
- Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with 54 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .273.
- In all of the majors, Diaz ranks 158th in homers and 75th in RBI.
- Christopher Morel has shown off his power as he paces his team with 20 home runs.
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 4.46 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have a combined 1.335 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- The Rays pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Tampa Bay has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Rays combine for the No. 8-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.230).