Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+106) Tampa Bay (-128)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (33-29) will play the Miami Marlins (23-37) on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Marlins at +106 while the Rays are sitting at -128. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Connor Gillispie and Drew Rasmussen.

Miami has a slugging rate of .379 and have been rung up 492 times, while being walked on 186 occasions. They have tallied 230 runs batted in in addition to 503 base knocks for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .247. The Marlins have recorded 100 two-baggers as a team and have hit 51 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 240 runs scored while having a team OBP of .313. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which is 23rd in MLB.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.43. Marlins pitchers have conceded 72 home runs in addition to 323 total runs (28th in MLB). Miami has allowed 542 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 299 earned runs. The Marlins are sitting with a team ERA of 5.04 so far this season (27th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 476 hitters. They have walked 221 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.41 as a squad for the year.

Marlins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 56 times and also have had 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 28 holds this year (26th in MLB). The Marlins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 52.4% and stepped onto the hill in 49 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves for the season and have blown 10 of their 21 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 81 runners over the course of the season and 34.6% of those runners ended up scoring. The Marlins have dispatched 194 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Marlins have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of 4,806 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 22nd in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a total of 1,602 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 527 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball, and have a total of 42 double plays.

Gillispie has thrown 34 innings and has accumulated 31 K's so far in his career. Gillispie (0-3 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 7.04 and he has faced 155 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 7.15 (27 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.529. He has given up 36 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 16 walks.

The Rays have a SLG% of .388 and they are scoring 4.35 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have 96 doubles, while taking a walk 187 times and putting up 270 runs. Tampa Bay has hit 64 home runs over the course of the season as well as 257 RBIs. They have been rung up on 525 occasions (12th in baseball) and have notched a total of 508 base knocks. The Tampa Bay Rays have compiled a team OBP of .311 and a batting average of .246 this season.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.157 and have a FIP of 4.25 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.90 (488 strikeouts against 164 bases on balls). They are sitting at 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 477. They have relinquished 82 homers and they allow 3.62 runs per 9 innings (6th in MLB). The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 223 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.43 (211 earned runs given up).

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have recorded 15 saves. They sit at 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.2%, and they have sent 192 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 31 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.0% of 46 inherited runners. With 60 save situations, the Rays have accrued 37 holds and 7 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in MLB). The Rays have accrued 587 assists, 27 errors and have earned 1,663 putouts this year. Out of their 4,989 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (2nd in professional baseball).

Rasmussen (25-16 career mark) has a 2.82 earned run average and has conceded 7.2 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.76 and he has gone up against 1,493 opposing hitters during his career. He has surrendered 117 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.053 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. So far in his career, Rasmussen has surrendered 298 hits while tallying 357 K's in 373 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+106)

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