Rays vs. Marlins Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 31, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (55-52) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they host the Miami Marlins (39-68) on Wednesday at 12:10 PM ET on BSSUN. The Rays are listed as -250 favorites by sportsbooks, while the Marlins are +200 underdogs. Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley and Miami’s Roddery Munoz have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rays vs. Marlins Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-250)
• Underdog: Marlins (+200)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Marlins Betting Insights

• The Rays have been chosen as favorites in 56 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (51.8%) in those games.
• Tampa Bay has been listed as a favorite of -250 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 71.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Marlins have gone 35-56 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 38.5% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +200 or longer, Miami has a 2-7 record (winning only 22.2% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Marlins’ implied win probability is 33.3%.

Rays vs. Marlins Hitting Leaders

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay with a batting average of .271. He’s also hit nine home runs with 49 RBI.
• Diaz ranks 142nd in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 65th in RBI.
• Christopher Morel leads Tampa Bay in home runs (19) and runs batted in (52) this season while batting .199.
• Jesus Sanchez has accumulated a team-high batting average of .240.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Sanchez is 93rd in home runs and 124th in RBI.
• Jake Burger has shown his power as he paces his team with 14 home runs and 40 RBI.

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 16th-ranked ERA (4.06) 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 pitching staff for the Marlins has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 21st in the majors.
• Miami has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.53).
• The Marlins average baseball’s third-worst WHIP (1.368).