Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/7/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+162) Tampa Bay (-196)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the site where the Tampa Bay Rays (32-29) will take on the Miami Marlins (23-37) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Marlins at +162 while the Rays are opening at -196. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ryan Weathers and Taj Bradley.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have earned 240 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Marlins have accrued 100 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 51 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 230 RBI's in addition to 503 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .247. Miami has a slugging rate of .379 and have struck out 492 times, while being walked on 186 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.43. Marlins pitchers have given up 72 home runs and 323 runs (28th in MLB). Miami has surrendered 542 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 299 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team ERA of 5.04 this season (27th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 476 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 221 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.41 as a squad on the season.

The Marlins have dispatched 194 relievers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 81 base runners for the year with 34.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 11 saves on the season and have blown 10 out of their 21 chances to get a save. The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 52.4% and have come into the game in 49 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 28 holds on the year (26th in baseball). Marlins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 56 times as well as having 68 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have transformed 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,806 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with 1,602 putouts on the campaign, as well as 527 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and they have turned 42 double plays.

Weathers has pitched in 263 innings and has 220 K's in his MLB career. Weathers (11-22 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 4.81 and he has faced 1,133 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.89 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.374. He has allowed 268 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 94 walks.

The Tampa Bay Rays have an OBP of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .246 so far this season. They have struck out on 514 occasions (15th in the league) and have accounted for 501 hits. Tampa Bay has hit 63 long balls on the season and 253 runs batted in. The Rays hold a slugging percentage of .389 and they have an average of 4.36 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have notched 95 two-baggers, while walking 185 times as well as scoring 266 runs.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have relinquished 220 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.43 (208 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 79 homers and they surrender 3.63 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.156 in addition to having a FIP of 4.23 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.80 (475 strikeouts against 161 walks). They come in at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 469.

Tampa Bay relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.6% out of their 44 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 55 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 60 save situations, the Rays have amassed 37 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They are ranked 8th in baseball holding a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 189 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 22 save opportunities and they have tallied 15 saves.

In their 4,908 innings on the diamond, the Rays hold a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (2nd in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in baseball). The Rays have recorded 579 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 1,636 putouts for the season.

Bradley (17-24 career record) has a 4.58 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and he has faced 1,329 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 159 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and having a FIP of 4.5. In his pro baseball career, Bradley has given up 286 base hits while he has earned 347 strikeouts in 312 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+162)

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