Rays Expect to Sting Arizona in Friday MLB Wagering
Tampa Bay hosts Arizona on Friday in the first of a three-game series in which the Rays will be preferred in MLB betting in each event.
Tampa Bay has a far better track record than Arizona in baseball betting at the sportsbook and on Friday they have a clear pitching advantage too.
MLB betting odds on the Arizona Diamondbacks will have them underdogs in almost all of their road matches. They are beginning a six-game road trip and Arizona just doesn’t win that often away from home. They’ve got Edwin Jackson going in this game and he has the potential to pitch well although he’s 4-6 on the season with a 5.05 ERA. He’s opposed in this game by Tampa’s Jeff Niemann who’s 6-1 with a 2.84 ERA.
Jackson permitted three runs last time out in 7 2/3 innings vs Detroit. Jackson does provide the Diamondbacks some innings although he gives up runs. He has pitched six innings or more in nine straight starts. Jackson pitched for the Rays from 2006-08 so he will be looking to pitch well vs his former squad. He has pitched once in his career vs the Rays and he permitted three runs on six hits in 8 innings. Niemann permitted just two runs in six innings last time out vs Florida. He permitted just three hits and one walk while striking out 7. In Neimann’s 14 outings, he has 11 good starts this season.
Tampa has held this series in MLB betting vs the Arizona Diamondbacks, winning 7 of the last nine matches. The clubs have not met since 2007 when Tampa won two of three on the road. The last time they met in Tampa Bay was in 2006 when the Rays swept the Arizona Diamondbacks against the MLB betting odds.
It’s difficult to support them away from home in baseball betting, since Arizona has one of the worst road records in the league at 10-27. Having Jackson on the mound is maybe the only positive in this game vs Tampa Bay. The Rays are in fact far better on the road than they are at home. They still have a winning track record at Tropicana Field, though, so that doesn’t mean they cannot win at home. Tampa has terrific in total statistics as they are in the leading 5 in both hitting and pitching so far this season.
Tampa Bay is also really working hard to appeal to more devotees to their matches. They expanded a program that they started call the Saturday night concert series to their Friday evening matches since it was such a success. Tantric, the band to blame for the song “Down and Out”, will be highlighted in the postgame show following tomorrow night’s match. This is the song that plays each and every time the Rays’ third baseman Evan Longoria steps up to the plate. On top of that the first 10,000 supporters at every Friday evening home matches will receive collectible T-shirts. So competing with this fan base at home may be difficult for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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