Rays vs. Marlins Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 17, 2025

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The Tampa Bay Rays (20-24) visit the Miami Marlins (17-26) on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored (-150) against the underdog Marlins (+125). Drew Rasmussen takes the mound first for Tampa Bay, and Sandy Alcantara is Miami’s choice to start.

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Rays to win vs Marlins -150

Bet $20, Payout $33.33

Rays vs. Marlins betting lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-150)
  • Underdog: Marlins (+125)
  • Over/under: 8

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have won 10 of the 23 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (43.5%).
  • When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -150 or shorter, Tampa Bay has a 4-5 record (winning 44.4% of its games).
  • The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 60% chance to win.
  • Tampa Bay has had an over/under set by bookmakers 44 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 18 of those games (18-24-2).
  • The Rays have put together a 19-25-0 record ATS this season (covering 43.2% of the time).

Rays hitting info

  • Yandy Diaz is batting .238 with eight doubles, six home runs and 12 walks.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Diaz’s home run total ranks 70th and his RBI tally ranks 76th.
  • Jonathan Aranda has a club-high .315 batting average.
  • Aranda ranks 70th in home runs and 90th in RBI this season.
  • Junior Caminero has launched a team-high eight home runs.
  • Brandon Lowe has totaled 24 runs batted in to pace his team.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays pitching staff is 24th in MLB with a collective 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Tampa Bay has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • Rays pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in baseball (1.225).
  • The Rays allow the third-most home runs in baseball (62 total, 1.4 per game).
  • Tampa Bay lost to the Marlins 9-4 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing 13 hits.

Marlins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Marlins betting info

  • The Marlins have entered the game as underdogs 37 times this season and won 13, or 35.1%, of those games.
  • This season, Miami has won nine of its 25 games, or 36%, when it’s the underdog by at least +125 on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Marlins, based on the moneyline, is 44.4%.
  • So far this season, Miami and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of its 43 games with a total.
  • In 43 games with a spread this season, the Marlins are 23-20-0 ATS.

Marlins hitting info

  • Kyle Stowers is batting .299 with 10 home runs and 30 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Miami hitters this season.
  • Stowers is 16th in home runs and 18th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
  • Stowers brings a four-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a triple, three home runs, two walks and four RBIs.
  • Xavier Edwards has collected 45 hits this season and has an OBP of .337. He’s slugging .292 on the year.
  • Edwards ranks 337th in home runs and 218th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Edwards heads into this game on an eight-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is hitting .275 with five walks and an RBI.
  • Eric Wagaman is slashing .239/.292/.380 this season for the Marlins.
  • Agustin Ramirez is batting .263 with an OBP of .322 and a slugging percentage of .575 this season.
  • Ramirez brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .278 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.

Marlins pitching rankings

  • The Marlins have an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the big leagues.
  • Miami has the 29th-ranked ERA (5.48) in the majors this season.
  • The Marlins have a combined WHIP of 1.490 as a pitching staff, which is fourth-worst in baseball this season.
  • With 57 homers allowed, the Marlins rank 24th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Miami earned a 9-4 win in its most recent game, striking out nine Rays batters while allowing eight hits.
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