The Rays will be trying to slam their rivalsl from the other league on Friday, as the Florida Marlins visit in inter-league play at Tropicana Field.

Brad Hand gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Marlins on this day; he's 0-2 on the season. The Rays, meanwhile, will counter with Wade Davis, who will be looking to improve on his 5-5 mark.



View Florida vs Tampa Bay Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Rays as -135 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 8.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Rays, most recently No. 10 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Marlins, who rate a National League No. 7 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Tampa Bay owns the No. 12 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.1 per game. By contrast, the Marlins are rated No. 11 in the same category at 8.4 per game.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Tampa Bay has the American League's No. 4-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Marlins own the National League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.

Florida was a 3-0 loser in its last match on the road against the Phillies. They lost as +205 underdogs, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors. The Marlins were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the Philadelphia staff and losing 3-0 to the Phillies on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park.

Tampa Bay was a 4-2 loser in its last match at home against the Red Sox. They lost as -123 favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors. Tampa Bay didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 4-2 to Boston on Thursday at Tropicana Field.


Florida Marlins Trends:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 1-9

Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 3-7
After playing Boston are 7-3
After a loss are 7-3

A few Marlins at Rays trends to consider:
Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Florida is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Tampa Bay
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
Tampa Bay is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Florida


Next up:
Florida at Tampa Bay, Saturday, June 18