The Miami Marlins (54-47) and Tampa Bay Rays (61-42) open a 2-game interleague set Tuesday on Florida’s Gulf Coast. First pitch at Tropicana Field is slated for 6:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Marlins vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023; Tampa Bay took last year’s series 4-0
Miami won 3-2 Sunday in an extra-inning game at home against the Colorado Rockies. The victory snapped an 8-game losing skid for the Marlins and now the Fish are looking to break a losing streak on the road: Miami is 0-9 with a 6.84 ERA across 9 road tilts since June 30.
Tampa Bay lost 3 of 4 to the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend. However, the Rays do have a winning streak going: they have downed the Marlins in 8 straight games since 2021.