The Tampa Bay Rays (66-66) and Seattle Mariners (67-66) meet in the final game of a three-game series on Wednesday, with the first pitch at T-Mobile Park scheduled for 4:10 PM ET. Break down FanDuel Sportsbook's lines on Rays vs. Mariners odds and make your best betting predictions and forecasts from MLB experts.
Season series: Tampa Bay leads 3-2
Tampa escaped with a 3-2 win over Seattle on Tuesday as a +149 road underdog. The Rays overcame a 1-0 deficit with three runs in the seventh and eighth innings to survive a late Mariners rally. First baseman Yandy Diaz was 2-for-4 at bat and hit a home run in the eighth inning to take the lead.
The win ended Tampa's losing streak and also ended the Mariners' winning streak.
Rays vs. Mariners predicted starting lineup
LHP Tyler Alexander vs. RHP Luis Castillo
Alexander (5-3, 5.22 ERA) is making his 18th appearance and eighth start and has a 1.29 WHIP, 92.2 BB/97 K/97 in 81 innings.
Last start: No win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, 4 1/3 innings, three runs allowed on five hits, two walks and one strikeout, 7-3 loss. Career record with Mariners: 6 games played (four starts), 0-1, 6.20 ERA, 20 1/3 innings, 14 runs allowed on 26 hits, five walks and 23 strikeouts.
Castillo (10-12, 3.66 ERA) is making his 28th start and has a 1.19 WHIP, 2.4 BB/9 and 9.2 K/9 in 159 2/3 innings.
Last appearance: No win, 6 innings, 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 walks and 9 strikeouts in a 6-5 win against San Francisco on Friday. Career record vs. Tampa Bay: 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA (5 1/3 innings, 4 runs), 5 hits, 4 walks and 4 strikeouts in one appearance.
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Rays vs Mariners odds
Courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook. For the complete list, visit USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds Hub. Lines last updated at 1:32 a.m. ET.
Money Line (ML): Rays +144 (bet $100 to win $144) | Mariners -172 (bet $172 to win $100) Run Line (RL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Rays +1.5 (-150) | Mariners -1.5 (+126) Over/Under (O/U): 7 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Rays vs. Mariners predictions and expectations
prediction
Rays 5, Mariners 3
Money Line
Passed.
I’m leaning slightly towards the Rays covering here as (+144) underdogs, but their odds are slightly safer on the run line.
Against run line/spread
Bet raise +1.5 (-150).
Tampa Bay is doing a bit better in this matchup, going 7-3 in their last 10 games, while the Mariners are 4-6 in that span. The Rays are also 4-2 in their last six games against Seattle.
Tampa is also a much better team ATS at 36-28 on the road, while the Mariners are just 28-40 at home and 54-79 ATS overall.
Over/Under
Lean over 7 (-110).
The over is 5-3-2 in Seattle's last 10 meetings between these two teams and 5-3-2 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. The over is also 4-1-1 in Tampa's last six wins against the Mariners.
In matchups where both teams have the same number of O/Us each, and in recent meetings between these two teams, it is unlikely that the under will hit three consecutive games.
This is a trend as the under has hit in the past two meetings between Tampa and Seattle and the under has hit three consecutive times for Tampa Bay.
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