Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers: prediction for the MLB game

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Tampa Bay Rays

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16 May 15:40 UTC

Detroit Tigers

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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Detroit Tigers lock horns on Monday night in the opener of their three-game series. Who will be the winner today? Our answer is in the prediction below.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers Prediction and Betting Tips (17.05.2022)

Command Analysis

Tampa Bay Rays

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The Tampa Bay Rays are at 0.600 after 35 games of the regular season. Currently, the team is on the 4th line of the American League standings and has a good chance to catch up with the leaders if they deliver solid results in the home series against the Tigers. Kevin Cash's men had a successful performance against the Toronto Blue Jays last week; the Rays won two of the three games (5:2, 1:5, 3:0).

Detroit Tigers

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The Detroit Tigers swept the Baltimore Orioles at home last week (4:2, 3:0, 5:1), thus improving their stats. A. J. Hinch's side is currently at 0.343, but the team remains at the bottom of the American League table. A road trip to Tampa Bay will be a real test for the Tigers - the Rays are a very difficult opponent. Alex Faedo will start on the mound in the series opener.

Trends

Ставка1st inning: draw

In the previous 4 home games of the Tampa Bay Rays, this bet won.

1.72

СтавкаTotal over 6.5 runs

This bet played in 4 of the last 5 meetings at Tampa Bay.

1.51

Tip and bets

2.07Handicap (-1.5) to Tampa Bay Rays

The Tigers looked confident against the Orioles, but both of those clubs are outsiders, while the Rays are one of the strongest sides in the AL. Recently, the Rays have demonstrated amazing performance, and historically they didn't experience problems against the Detroit Tigers at home. The hosts are the favorites in this match, and we believe they will open the series with a large-margin victory.

Our prediction - handicap (-1.5) to Tampa Bay Rays

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