Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Best Bet: Will There Be A Pitching Duel in Tampa?
Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Best Bet: Will There Be A Pitching Duel in Tampa?
Tuesday is one of the most boring days of the week, we need to make it fun somehow. Let's dive into my prediction, best bet, and the odds for Tuesday's series opener between the Marlins and Rays.
Rays vs. Marlins Start Time and Where to Watch, and Odds
- Date: May 24, 2022
- Game Time: 6:40 pm ET
- Where to Watch: BSF, BSS, MLB Network, MLB Extra Innings
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Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Best Bet
1u - MIA/TB No Runs 2nd Inning / MIA U5.5 Team Total (-135) (Bet $135 to win $100)
*Odds available at DraftKings at time of publishing*
I love making these but they tend to get jumbled up by people tailing them and they don’t know what I’m betting on so hear me out. In DraftKings you will click on the Marlins and Rays game, then you will go to Same Game Parlay. Now scroll to where it says “Innings” and go to “Total Runs - 2nd Inning” and select “Under 0.5”. You’re halfway there, now scroll over to “Game Props” and select Marlins u5.5 Total Runs. This is exclusive to Marlins themselves and not the entire game total: This is three runs higher than their single line for the game of 2.5.
Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins Prediction
Whenever I place these bets I need to explain them and when I do I still get asked. Let's get into the good stuff now, why do I like this bet? Shane Mclanahan is such a talented pitcher, he has only allowed a second-inning run once in his eight games and he is dominating this year with a 2.33 ERA. The most runs he has allowed in a game is three and he has only allowed 12 runs in his first eight starts so taking the Marlins u5.5 Team Total feels like a safe leg to add to the NRSI. Tampa has a top-ten bullpen in terms of ERA so I’m hoping that trend continues and they don’t spoil our bet as it looks ready to cash.
Pablo Lopez is on the hill for Miami and all we need him for is our NRSI. He has only allowed a second-inning run once in his eight starts as well. I actually like that he allowed it last game because I don’t anticipate that happening two games in a row. Anyone who knows me knows that I love my “law of averages” stuff. This game has a total of 6.5 and the second inning is historically one of the lowest scoring innings, I feel great about this NRSI and I don’t see Marlins scoring 6+ on Mclanahan in a game with such a low total, this feels like great value.
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