The Tampa Bay Rays (56-28) and Seattle Mariners (38-41) open up a 3-game set Friday at T-Mobile Park. First pitch is at 10:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rays vs. Mariners odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting; Tampa Bay won the season series 5-2 last year
Tampa continues chugging along. The Rays took 2 of 3 games from the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks to start the week and have won 5 of their last 8 games. They’re 18-12 over the last 30 and the AL East is starting to tighten up a bit as the Baltimore Orioles are within 5 1/2 games. Tampa Bay is a beatable 22-18 on the road.
The Mariners had Thursday off, and they needed the reset after losing 4 of the last 5 games. They are just 13-17 over the last 30 games. Seattle is just 5-10 against the AL East. The M’s are better at home though, at 22-19 at T-Mobile Park while just 16-22 on the road.