Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres MLB Betting Action (06/17/2023)

Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres MLB Betting Action (06-17-2023)

On the whole, the San Diego Padres are one of the most disappointing teams with baseball betting odds. For all the preseason hype about the Padre payroll, San Diego is not fulfilling expectations. And a lot of frustrated gamblers are feeling the burn. At the onset, the Padres were one of the hottest tickets on the future market board. Those tickets are looking precarious at best. Also, San Diego has been one of the worst daily game values in 2023. On Saturday, the Padres will host the highly profitable Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. San Diego Padres MLB Betting Information

Date and Time:Saturday, June 17, 2023, 7:15 p.m. ET
Location:Petco Park, San Diego, California
TV Coverage:FOX
Betting Online Odds at SBG:Click Here

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Rays at Padres SBG Betting Odds Analysis

In this situation, Wise Guys will prefer Tampa Bay as a quality road team getting an online betting discount. Squares will prefer the Padres at home.

Tampa Bay Rays Team Overview

Overall, the Tampa Bay Rays are 47-20 straight up and 37-27-3 over/under the total. Tampa Bay is 1st in the American League East Division standings. The Baltimore Orioles are four games behind the Rays in the American League East Division race. Late on, the Rays have covered seven out of their last eight games. The Rays have gone under the total in six of their previous eight matchups.

To summarize, Tampa Bay has MLB metrics of 2nd for runs production, 1st for OPS, and 2nd for home runs. Additionally, Tampa Bay ranks 3rd for earned run average, 3rd for WHIP, 17th for quality starts, and 21st for bullpen efficiency. Also, Tampa Bay ranks 5th for the fewest errors committed.

Accordingly, Yandy Diaz leads the Rays with 41 runs, 13 doubles, 12 home runs, 34 RBI, a .403 on-base percentage, a .549 slugging percentage, and .952 OPS.

Zach Eflin is the probable starting pitcher for Tampa Bay. In sum, Eflin has a record of 8-1 with a 2.02 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Top reliever Jason Adam has a record of 2-1 with ten saves in 14 opportunities. His ERA is 2.96 with a 1.10 WHIP.

San Diego Padres Team Overview

In sum, the San Diego Padres are 31-33 straight up and 21-42-1 over/under the total. San Diego is 4th in the National League West Division standings. In the NL West Division race, San Diego is ten games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks. Late on, the Padres have covered five out of their last seven games. The Padres have gone under the total in six of their previous eight matchups.

San Diego has MLB metrics of 22nd for runs production, 22nd for OPS, and 14th for home runs. Also, San Diego ranks 7th for earned run average, 6th for WHIP, 10th for quality starts, and 3rd for bullpen efficiency. San Diego ranks 7th for the fewest errors committed.

Overall, Fernando Tatis leads the Padres with 28 runs, 12 home runs, 32 RBI, a .315 on-base percentage, .516 slugging percentage, and .831 OPS.

Blake Snell is the probable starting pitcher for San Diego. In sum, Snell has a record of 2-6 with a 4.06 ERA and 1.44 WHIP. And then closer Josh Hader has a record of 0-1 with 15 saves in 18 opportunities. His ERA is 1.42 with a 0.91 WHIP.

Rays at Padres SBG Free Pick

As mentioned earlier, Tampa Bay offers more MLB odds value as the quality road team.

Rays at Padres SBG Best Bet: Tampa Bay Rays.