Mariners vs. Rays Prediction
Bryan Woo pitches against Aaron Civale as these second place teams need wins as their respective division races wind down. Season series is close as Seattle has the edge 3-2. But they still trail Tampa for first in the wild card standings by six games.
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
915 Seattle Mariners (+107) vs. 916 Tampa Bay Rays (-130); o/u 8
4:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 2nd, 2023
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
MLB Public Betting Information
At the time of writing The Spread’s MLB Public Betting page shows 76% of bets support Tampa.
Player Spotlight
Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners in all manor batting categories. Most notably his 94 RBIs is eight more than any other player on the team. Against Tampa this year he has hit .260 in five games. Last night he had a solo home run.
Isaac Paredes went 3-for-4 with a homer and a pair of RBI on Friday night, propelling the Rays to a 7-4 victory over the Mariners. Paredes opened the scoring in the ballgame with a run-scoring single off of George Kirby in the home half of the first. He then capped it off with a 369-foot solo shot off of Dominic Leone in the eighth inning that increased the Rays’ advantage to 7-4. With his three-hit attack, the 24-year-old infielder is now hitting .253/.352/.502 with 29 long balls and 89 RBI on the season.
MLB Betting Trends
Rays are 4-1 in their last 5 games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 44 of Rays’ 73 last games at home
Mariners are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
Mariners are 39-34 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Mariners’ last 5 games
MLB BETTING PREDICTION:
Tampa’s win last night was saved by a four run seventh. Seattle has been good against good teams this year. I expect a closer game as the Rays cannot seem to win enough wins together to challenge Baltimore at the top of the AL East recently. Seattle has their own motivations to play well. This matchup averages eleven runs a game. When the teams are too close on the margins to pick a winner I will rely on consistent bats to provide winnings. Bet the over.
SATURDAY MLB BETTING PREDICTION: MARINERS/RAYS OVER 8
