Rays vs. Marlins Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 18, 2025

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The Tampa Bay Rays (21-24) visit the Miami Marlins (17-27) at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday at loanDepot park. The Rays are favored (-153) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the Marlins (+129). Shane Baz gets the starting nod for Tampa Bay, and Cal Quantrill is Miami’s pick to start.

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Moneyline

Rays to win vs Marlins -153

Bet $20, Payout $33.07

Rays vs. Marlins betting lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-153)
  • Underdog: Marlins (+129)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have put together an 11-13 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 45.8% of those games).
  • When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -153 or shorter, Tampa Bay has gone 4-5 (44.4%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays’ implied win probability is 60.5%.
  • Tampa Bay has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 18 times this season for an 18-25-2 record against the over/under.
  • The Rays have put together a 20-25-0 record against the spread this season (covering 44.4% of the time).

Rays hitting info

  • Yandy Diaz is hitting .243 with eight doubles, six home runs and 12 walks.
  • Diaz ranks 71st in homers and 64th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Diaz enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .150 with a walk and three RBIs.
  • Jonathan Aranda is hitting .321 to lead his team.
  • Aranda ranks 71st in homers and 80th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Junior Caminero paces the Rays with eight home runs.
  • Brandon Lowe has been productive as he leads his team with 24 runs batted in.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
  • Tampa Bay has a 3.88 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Rays pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in the majors (1.213).
  • Rays pitchers combine to allow 62 total home runs at a clip of 1.4 per game (third-most in the majors).
  • Tampa Bay knocked off the Marlins 4-0 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing six hits.

Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Marlins betting info

  • The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 38 times this season and won 13, or 34.2%, of those games.
  • Miami has entered 22 games this season as the underdog by +129 or more and is 6-16 in those contests.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Marlins have a 43.7% chance to win.
  • Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of its 44 games with a total this season.
  • The Marlins are 23-21-0 against the spread this season.

Marlins hitting info

  • Kyle Stowers leads Miami in batting average (.304), home runs (10) and runs batted in (30) this season.
  • Stowers’ home run total ranks 16th in MLB, and he is 18th in RBI.
  • Stowers heads into this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .421 with a double, a triple, three home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
  • Xavier Edwards has 45 hits and an OBP of .337 to go with a slugging percentage of .292 this season.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Edwards ranks 338th in home runs and 219th in RBI.
  • Edwards has hit safely in eight games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .275 with five walks and an RBI.
  • Eric Wagaman has collected 35 base hits, an OBP of .291 and a slugging percentage of .377 this season.
  • Wagaman brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double, two walks and two RBIs.
  • Agustin Ramirez is batting .263 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .575 this season.
  • Ramirez heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.

Marlins pitching rankings

  • The Marlins strike out 8.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
  • Miami has the 29th-ranked ERA (5.44) in the majors this season.
  • The Marlins have a combined 1.486 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
  • With 57 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Miami pitchers struck out six Rays hitters while allowing 10 base hits in a 4-0 loss its last time out.
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