Mariners vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

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02 July 2023

Mariners vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

At T-Mobile Park on Sunday, the Seattle Mariners (39-42) meet the Tampa Bay Rays (57-29), with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET.

The Rays are an underdog (+116 moneyline odds) when they visit the Mariners (-136). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Seattle Mariners looking to Luis Castillo (5-6), and Taj Bradley (5-4) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.

These squads meet again following the Mariners’ 8-3 victory over the Rays yesterday. George Kirby (7.0 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 7 K) picked up the win for the Mariners. J.P. Crawford went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Tyler Glasnow (5.2 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 11 K) took the loss on the mound for the Rays.

Prepare for the Mariners vs. Rays with everything you need to know about Sunday’s game, including viewing options.

Seattle Mariners vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:18 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Mariners (-136, bet $136 to win $100)
Underdog: Rays (+116, bet $100 to win $116)
Over/under: 7.5

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Mariners Stats and Trends

Mariners Betting Records

This season, the Mariners have won 28 out of the 53 games, or 52.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
Seattle has entered 36 games this season favored by -136 or more and is 19-17 in those contests.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 57.6% chance to win.
Games involving Seattle has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 41 of 81 chances this season.
The Mariners have an ATS record of 37-44-0 in 81 games with a spread this season.

Luis Castillo (Mariners Probable Starter)

The Mariners will send Castillo (5-6) out for his 17th start of the season. He is 5-6 with a 2.86 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 94 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, the righty threw seven innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
In 16 games this season, the 30-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.86, with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .207 against him.
Castillo is looking to pick up his ninth quality start of the season.
Castillo is seeking his 17th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 frames per appearance on the mound.
In five of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He meets a Rays offense that ranks second in the league with 482 runs while batting .264 as a squad. It has a collective .461 slugging percentage (second in MLB action) and has hit a total of 129 home runs (third in MLB).
This season, the 30-year-old ranks 11th in ERA (2.86), 10th in WHIP (1.060), and 11th in K/9 (10.3) among qualifying pitchers.

Mariners Batting Stats

The Mariners’ 94 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 231 extra-base hits, Seattle ranks 25th in MLB with a .387 slugging percentage this season.
The Mariners have a team batting average of just .230 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Seattle has scored 365 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 19th in MLB.
The Mariners have the 23rd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
Seattle ranks 28th in strikeouts per game (9.8) among MLB offenses.

Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have won in six, or 46.2%, of the 13 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This year, Tampa Bay has won one of three games when listed as at least +116 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 46.3% chance of walking away with the win.
Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 48 of its 86 opportunities.
The Rays are 48-38-0 against the spread in their 86 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Taj Bradley (Rays Probable Starter)

Bradley (5-4 with a 4.58 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his 12th of the season.
The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he threw four innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 22-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.58, with 12.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opponents are batting .248 against him.
Bradley enters the matchup with one quality start under his belt this season.
Bradley has pitched five or more innings in a game seven times this season heading into this matchup.
In two of his 11 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Mariners offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.387) and ranks 16th in home runs hit (94) in all of MLB. They have a collective .230 batting average, and are 28th in the league with 625 total hits and 19th in MLB play scoring 365 runs.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays are third in MLB play with 129 home runs. They average 1.5 per game.
This season, Tampa Bay ranks second in baseball with a .461 slugging percentage.
The Rays rank third in MLB with a .264 batting average.
The offense for Tampa Bay is No. 2 in MLB, scoring 5.6 runs per game (482 total runs).
The Rays rank third in baseball with an on-base percentage of .337.

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