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Tampa Bay Rays vs Miami Marlins MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/24/2021

Miami Marlins (64-88) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (94-59)
September 24, 2021 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Rays -275 / Miami Marlins +235; Over/Under: 8
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The Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays meet in MLB action from Tropicana Field on Friday night.

The Miami Marlins will look to bounce back from a 7-5 loss at the hands of the Washington Nationals in their last game. Miguel Rojas leads the Marlins with a .269 batting average and a team-high 127 hits with 30 doubles and 3 triples while Jesus Aguilar leads the Fish with 22 home runs, 93 RBIs and a .329 OBP. Jazz Chisholm Jr. also has a team-high 4 triples this season to lead Miami in that department. Edward Cabrera is expected to make the start here and is 0-2 with a 5.31 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to build off of their 7-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in their last game. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with a .271 batting average and 136 hits while also boasting a team-high 30 doubles. Brandon Lowe’s got a team-high 34 home runs while Austin Meadows leads the Rays with 103 RBIs and Yandy Diaz has a team-best .356 OBP this season. Mike Zunino also has 31 home runs this season. David Robertson will make the start here and is 0-0 with a 5.63 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season.

Miami is 16-35 in their last 51 series-opening games and 5-2 in their last 7 games following a loss while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall. Tampa Bay is 9-2 in their last 11 Friday games and 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against the NL East.

This would be a nice spot to take a stab at the Marlins and the plus money, but watching Miami, you can just see the Marlins basically playing out the string and kind of taking stock of what they have for next season. Tampa Bay is in playoff mode as they begin to start the stretch run, and I just think that even with the steep price, backing the Rays in this spot is a lot better than the alternative. Give me Tampa Bay here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Tampa Bay -1.5

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