Tampa Bay Rays at Detroit Tigers 8/6/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers
MLB: 1:40 PM EST
Aug. 06, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : TB -192 ; O/U 8.5
The Tampa Bay Rays will finish a short three-game set in Detroit Sunday afternoon against the tigers. Tampa Bay is 22 games above .500 currently two games back of the American League East lead following an 8 run win in game one of this series. Tampa Bay will hand the ball to Tyler Glasnow Sunday afternoon for the 13th time this season. On the year Glasnow is two games above .500 with a 3.15 ERA. On the road this season Glasnow has been Immaculate giving up just nine runs in 29.1 innings across five outings.
Offensively Tampa Bay has been one of the better teams in baseball with a .254 batting average as the Rays have scored 573 runs in 112 games played. Jose Siri supplies the power to the Tampa Bay lineup leading the team with 21 home runs, while Isaac Paredes has led the way with 65 RBIs. Yandy Diaz Is the most consistent bat in the Tampa Bay lineup leading the team with a .313 batting average.
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The Detroit Tigers remain at home Sunday 13 games below .500 as a bottom feeder in the American League. Detroit is currently in 3rd place in the American League Central after losing four of the last six games played overall. The Tigers offense has been abysmal this season scoring just 424 runs on 847 hits in 109 games played. Detroit has a .368 slugging percentage as the Tigers have hit 100 total home runs. Spencer Torkelson leads the Detroit offense this season with 15 home runs and 59 RBIs overall.
Matt Manning (3-3 4.53 ERA) will make his 10th start of the year on Sunday. For the season manning has given up 25 runs on forty hits across 47.2 innings of work period at home manning has struggled immensely allowing seven runs on eight hits in just 13.2 innings in three outings.
Recent Betting Trends:
* The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games.
* Tampa Bay are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
* Tampa Bay are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games against Detroit.
* The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
* Detroit are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games.
Free Betting Pick: Tampa Bay Rays -1.5
The Tampa Bay Rays seem to be putting things together as of late as they are making their move in the division. Expect Tampa Bay to continue to roll against a lackluster team on Sunday. The Rays will finish this series with a victory in Detroit against a lackluster team and a mediocre pitcher. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win and cover 9-2.