Rays vs. Mariners Predictions
Will today’s Rays and Mariners matchup at 4:10PM ET go over the betting total?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Mariners are -128 money line favorites versus the Rays, who have odds of +118 to pull off the upset in Seattle. With Erasmo Ramirez set to face Ariel Miranda in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs.
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Latest from Rotoworld: Starting against the Rangers after pitching in relief Sunday, Ramirez gave up four runs in 2 1/3 innings on Monday. Ramirez shouldn’t have been asked to make this start after saving Sunday’s game against the Tigers. He ended up allowing three runs in the first, and his ERA increased from 2.92 to 3.66. Ramirez should remain in the rotation for now and pitch this weekend.
Miranda allowed two runs over five innings Thursday in notching a win over the Nationals. Miranda got the win even though Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez allowed as many runs in a slightly longer outing (two in 5 1/3 innings). The Mariners were trailing 2-0 when Miranda finished up, but they scored three runs in the top of the sixth and held on from there. Miranda has allowed four runs over 17 innings in his last three starts, lowering his ERA from 5.20 to 4.22.
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OUR PREDICTION: The over is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams in Seattle and is 6-1-1 in the last eight meetings overall. The over is also 3-1-2 in the Mariners’ last six games, is 7-3-2 in their last 12 games following a win, and is 7-1 in Ramirez’s last eight road starts. The over has cashed in five of Ramirez’s last six starts overall as well.
SUNDAY MLB PREDICTION: RAYS/MARINERS OVER 8.5