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Rays Expect to Sting Arizona in Friday MLB Gambling

By: Lynn Smith

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On Friday in the first of a 3-game series Tampa Bay hosts Arizona in which the Rays will be liked in MLB betting in each event.

Tampa Bay has a much 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 Diamondbacks will have them underdogs in nearly all of their road games. Arizona basically does not win that often away from home, and they're starting a six-game road trip. They have got Edwin Jackson going in this match and he has the possibility to pitch well although he is 4-6 on the season with a 5.05 ERA. He's opposed in this match by Tampa's Jeff Niemann who's 6-1 with a 2.84 ERA.

Jackson granted 3 runs last time out in 7 2/3 innings against Detroit. Despite the fact that Jackson gives up runs, he does provide the Diamondbacks some innings. In 9 straight starts, he has pitched six innings or more. Jackson pitched for the Rays from 2006-08 so he'll be seeking to pitch well against his former squad. He has pitched once in his career against the Rays and he granted 3 runs on six hits in 8 innings. Niemann gave up only two runs in six innings last time out against Florida. He gave up only 3 hits and 1 walk while striking out 7. Niemann has 11 excellent starts this season in his 14 outings.

Tampa has owned this series in MLB betting against the Diamondbacks, winning 7 of the last 9 games. Tampa won two of 3 on the road the most recent time these two clubs met in 2007. The last time they met in Tampa Bay was in 2006 when the Rays swept the Diamondbacks vs the MLB betting odds.

It is tough to back them away from home in baseball betting, since Arizona has 1 of the worst road records in the league at 10-27. Perhaps the only positive in this match against Tampa Bay is having Jackson on the mound. The Rays are in fact much better on the road than they're at home. That does not mean they can not win at home though as they still have a winning track record at Tropicana Field. Tampa has fantastic overall numbers as they're in the top 5 in both hitting and pitching to date this season.

Tampa Bay is also really working hard to attract more fans to their games. They began a program called the Saturday night concert series that was such a success, they expanded it to their Friday night games. Tantric, the band responsible for the song "Down and Out", will be main in the postgame show following tomorrow night's match. It's the song that plays each and every time the Rays' third baseman Evan Longoria steps up to the plate. Furthermore the first 10,000 devotees at every Friday night home games will receive collectible T-shirts. So being competitive with this fan base at home may be tough for the Diamondbacks.

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