Marlins vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

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28 August 2023

Marlins vs. Rays odds, tips and betting trends

On Tuesday, a series opener is on the schedule, with the Miami Marlins (66-65) hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (80-52) at 6:40 PM ET.

The Marlins are a home favorite (-130) against the Rays (+110). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Miami Marlins looking to Sandy Alcantara (6-11), and Aaron Civale (6-3) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Marlins won their most recent contest versus the Nationals by a 2-1 score Tuesday, with Bryan Hoeing picking up the win pitching going four innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out five. Jorge Soler went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively.

The Rays secured a 7-4 victory over the Yankees Tuesday. Brandon Lowe (3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI) led the way offensively, while Zack Littell got the win on the mound after going six innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits while striking out four.

Get ready for the Marlins vs. Rays with everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Miami Marlins vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Marlins (-130, bet $130 to win $100)
Underdog: Rays (+110, bet $100 to win $110)
Over/under: 7.5

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Marlins Stats and Trends

Marlins Betting Records

The Marlins have been favorites in 62 games this season and won 36 (58.1%) of those contests.
Miami is 27-16 this season when entering a game favored by -130 or more on the moneyline.
The Marlins have a 56.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Miami’s games have gone over the total in 57 of its 130 chances.
In 130 games with a spread this season, the Marlins are 57-73-0 ATS.

Sandy Alcantara (Marlins Probable Starter)

Alcantara gets the start for the Marlins, his 27th of the season. He is 6-11 with a 4.21 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 171 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out came on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres, when the right-hander threw 6 2/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.21, with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opponents are batting .248 against him.
Alcantara has 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
Alcantara will look to go five or more innings for his 24th straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.6 innings per outing.
He has made two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
He will face a Rays offense that ranks fourth in the league with 704 runs while batting .260 as a unit. It has a collective .448 slugging percentage (fourth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 191 home runs (third in MLB).
Alcantara has thrown nine innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out seven against the Rays this season.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.21 ERA ranks 38th, 1.199 WHIP ranks 25th, and 7.6 K/9 ranks 46th.

Marlins Batting Stats

The Marlins rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 126 home runs as a team.
Fueled by 354 extra-base hits, Miami ranks 22nd in MLB with a .399 slugging percentage this season.
The Marlins rank seventh in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
Miami has scored 526 runs (just 4.0 per game) this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.
The Marlins have an OBP of .314 this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Miami has shown patience at the plate this season with the fifth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.

Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have been victorious in nine, or 39.1%, of the 23 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Tampa Bay has a win-loss record of 2-5 when favored by +110 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 47.6% chance of pulling out a win.
Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 70 of its 132 opportunities.
The Rays are 69-63-0 against the spread in their 132 games that had a posted line this season.

Aaron Civale (Rays Probable Starter)

Civale (6-3 with a 2.59 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 97 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his 18th of the season.
The righty last pitched on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, when he tossed five innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up four hits.
In 17 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 2.59 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .228 to opposing batters.
Civale has seven quality starts under his belt this year.
Civale is trying for his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 frames per start.
In five of his 17 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
The opposing Marlins offense has the 22nd-ranked slugging percentage (.399) and ranks 28th in home runs hit (126) in all of MLB. They have a collective .258 batting average, and are ninth in the league with 1146 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 526 runs.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays average 1.4 home runs per game to rank third in MLB play with 191 total home runs .
This season, Tampa Bay’s .448 slugging percentage ranks fourth-best in baseball.
The Rays are fourth in MLB with a .260 batting average.
The offense for Tampa Bay is No. 4 in baseball, scoring 5.3 runs per game (704 total runs).
The Rays’ .332 on-base percentage ranks fourth-best in MLB.

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