The Tampa Bay Rays will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Marlins in Miami at Marlins Park on Saturday in baseball action.

It's a pitching duel between Carlos Zambrano for the Marlins (4-3 on the year) and Matt Moore for Tampa Bay (2-5 so far).



View Tampa Bay vs Miami Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Marlins in this one will find them as -140 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 2-rated Rays taking on the National League's No. 10-rated Marlins in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Miami has the National League's No. 13-rated offensive output, at 8.2 hits per game. The Rays average 7.7 hits per game, good for No. 13 on the American League list.

Miami owns the National League's No. 6 defense, allowing 4.1 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Tampa Bay's American League No. 3-rated defense.

In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Marlins. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -104 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Tampa Bay rolled to a 5-1 win against Miami on Friday, as Jeremy Hellickson and the Rays' bats led the team to victory at Marlins Park.




Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Miami are 4-6
After playing Miami are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Miami Marlins Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few Rays at Marlins trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Miami's last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Miami's last 18 games
Miami is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Next up:
Tampa Bay at Miami, Sunday, June 10