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MIAMI, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have owned the''Citrus Series'' for years, and this year is no different. The Rays are 3-0 so far this year against the Miami Marlins, and they'll go for the sweep in Wednesday night. Tampa Bay has won the series four years in a row now, and 11 times in the last 15 years since 2008. They've won six straight games…

The Oakland Athletics are set to host the Miami Marlins today in the final matchup of a three-game set at RingCentral Coliseum. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Marlins-Athletics prediction and pick we have laid out below. Today's game features a pair of MLB bottom feeders looking to finish out…

We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

TORONTO - Wander Franco is back in the lineup on Tuesday afternoon as the Tampa Bay Rays get ready to tangle twice with the Toronto Blue Jays. It's a day/night doubleheader as the two teams try to make up games lost during the first week of the season before the lockout was settled. Franco, who came off the injured list on Friday, had three hits…

Welcome to Thursday's Marlins (1-4, -6 RD) vs. Phillies (3-3, -1 RD) game thread. It's the first Marlins home game of 2022. Our free Marlins prop bets contest has returned...with a few tweaks. Use this Fish Picks link prior to every Marlins series to submit your predictions. I have divided the Marlins schedule into nine separate "innings" and will…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In the past few weeks, the Toronto Blue Jays have been red-hot and the Tampa Bay Rays have been struggling. Because of those recent trends, they've swapped spots in the playoff race, with the Jays leading the way and the Rays hanging on to the sixth and final wild-card spot. The two teams get together in St. Petersburg for a…

I am still holding out hope the Miami Marlins will win 70 to 75 games this season. I know I'm in the minority when I make this kind of prediction, but there is plenty of reason to think that this is a ball club on the rise. The Marlins may not make the playoffs this year, but they do have a chance to play spoiler to the National League East. The…

The Miami Marlins surprised many in the shortened 60-game 2020 regular season by going 31-29 and earning a playoff berth as the second seed in the National League East. We look at the Miami Marlins' MLB futures odds, including their projected 2021 win total and World Series odds at BetMGM. Miami again heads into the MLB season as a sizable underdog…

The Los Angeles Dodgers will conclude a four-game series with the Miami Marlins on Monday afternoon in South Florida. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Marlins prediction and pick. The Dodgers defeated the Marlins 8-1 on Sunday. Now, they will attempt to win the four-game series. Things started great when Mookie Betts drove a…

The 2020 Miami Marlins were easily Major League Baseball's surprise team. Now it's time to see how they follow it up. After losing 105 games and finishing last in the National League East in 2019, Miami turned the corner in Year Three of the rebuild in a shortened 60-game season by going 31-29. Extrapolated to a 162-game season, that translates to…

A couple weeks ago 30 SB Nation baseball writers got together and conducted the annual SBN GM Simulation. For three days we acted as the GM of a team - I represented the Red Sox once more - with one goal: prepare the 2023 roster. Each GM is given a roster of current players as of the end of the season, so any move the real teams made during the…

Welcome to Monday's Marlins (19-26, +10 RD) vs. Rockies (21-26, -43 RD) game thread. We made a one-time adjustment to the Fish Stripes LIVE schedule due to Memorial Day. Our look-ahead to the Rockies series streamed last night on YouTube /Facebook/Twitter. Our free Marlins prop bets contest has returned...with a few tweaks. Use this Fish Picks…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Manuel Margot has had one hot bat lately, but he's also had a minor hamstring issue flare up. But after missing the final two games of the West Coast trip and getting more treatment on Thursday's off day, he's back in the lineup on Friday night when the Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays. "I feel good. (Thursday) on the off…

The next Spring Training matchup between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins is in less than a day. The New York Mets vs. Miami Marlins game will be played on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 1:10 p.m. at Clover Park, 31 Plaza Drive, Port Saint Lucie, FL. Chris Bassitt is the starting pitcher for the New York Mets. The Mets are currently sporting six…

The Miami Marlins have traveled to our nation's capital for a weekend series against the Washington Nationals. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Marlins-Nationals prediction and pick, laid out below. Miami has taken a nosedive since their 2020 playoff appearance, with their record currently sitting…

We're set for a good'ol-fashioned pitcher's duel on Friday as the Mets and Marlins do battle in Miami, and we're backing a low-scoring contest, particularly early-on, with our MLB betting picks for this NL showdown. The New York Mets and the Miami Marlins will renew acquaintances at LoanDepot Park on Friday night. The Mets took three of four from…

HOUSTON, Texas - Thanks to claiming the top seed in the American League playoffs, the Houston Astros are well-rested heading into Game 1 of the AL Division Series on Tuesday afternoon against the Seattle Mariners. They've had five days off at are good to go. But what we've learned from the wild-card round is that home-field advantage hasn't meant…

BOSTON, Mass. - It was a long journey back to the pitcher's mound for Tyler Glasnow, but when he made in first start in more than a year after Tommy John surgery last Wednesday in Cleveland, he said that everything felt normal. The new normal now is pitching every five days, so he's back on the mound Monday night when the Rays take on the Boston…

Who: Miami Marlins vs. New York Mets When: Wednesday, Sept. 28 Time: 7:10 p.m. EDT Where: Citi Field (Flushing, NY) Betting Odds Summary Moneyline: Marlins+160, Mets -190 Runline: Marlins+1.5 (-134), Mets -1.5 (+112) Total: Over/Under 7 Runs (-102/-120) Odds and lines from FanDuel Sportsbook are current at the time of writing and subject to…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have won nine of 16 games against the Toronto Blue Jays so far this season, and can clinch the season series on Friday night when the two teams get together at Tropicana Field. It's a very big deal. The Rays and Blue Jays are still battling for playoff positioning, though it's fairly clear that neither with…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The best move the Tampa Bay Rays made all year was adding Jeffrey Springs to the starting rotation. After spending the first month in the bullpen, he's been lights out ever since, posting some great numbers. He gets the start again on Sunday, facing his former team, the Texas Rangers, in the series finale at Tropicana Field.…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jonathan Aranda hasn't missed a beat in the batter's box since getting called up to the big leagues for the second time. After hitting.318 with 18 homers in Triple-A Durham, he's batting.343 for the Rays, and hit his first career major-league homer earlier this week in Toronto. On Saturday, he'll enjoy another first. He's…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The final homestand of the season begins on Friday night for the Tampa Bay Rays, and there's still plenty at stake. Veteran pitcher Corey Kluber, who's been up and down of late, will start for the Rays in this first of three games against the Texas Rangers. It's the first of 10 straight games at Tropicana Field to end the…

Last week, we earned a couple of Same-Game Parlay winners. As the MLB season winds down, we're still looking to add a bit more profit. Follow along as I give you three more of my favorite Same-Game Parlay bets in the MLB for September 13. Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins Leg 1: Brian Anderson 2+ Total Bases ( +130) Leg 2: Nick Fortes 2+…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Luis Patino returned to St. Petersburg on Sunday, ready to lend a hand - and an arm - in the Tampa Bay Rays' playoff chase. Patino, the hard-throwing 22-year-old right-hander, was called up from Triple-A Durham and activated on Monday. He's start against the Boston Red Sox in the Monday afternoon game, which starts at 4:10…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - There's a lot at stake for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, and manager Kevin Cash is hoping for another nice boost from pitcher Shawn Armstrong, who was awesome in an emergency role last Tuesday. It was Armstrong who was pressed into duty in Miami when ace Shane McClanahan had trouble getting loose prior to his start against…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - This is a very fast two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, a Tuesday night game followed by a very early Wednesday matinee. The two teams square off at 12:10 ET on getaway day. Jalen Beeks will get the start for Tampa Bay on an''opener'' day. This will be the 14th time this season the Rays will use an opener and they are…

The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins are set to collide for Game 1 of a three-game weekend series on Friday, which will be broadcast on Apple TV. Pitching has been a strength of both these clubs, but the difference between these two teams is that the Braves have an offense that can do damage, while the Marlins continue to search for answers with…

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - For the past couple of years, the Tampa Bay Rays have been plowing through National League competition during interleague play, but that's all changed in the past month or so. Last year the Rays went 15-5, and then the Rays started 10-1 in interleague play this year, reeling off 10 wins in a row after losing the interleague season…