{"id":370891,"date":"2026-05-17T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T04:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/explore-expert-picks-and-betting-line-for-marlins-vs-rays-may-17-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:57:02","slug":"explore-expert-picks-and-betting-line-for-marlins-vs-rays-may-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/explore-expert-picks-and-betting-line-for-marlins-vs-rays-may-17-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Expert Picks and Betting Line for Marlins vs Rays &#8211; May 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/MIA.png\" alt=\"Miami Marlins logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Miami Marlins<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TB.png\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Rays logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Tampa Bay Rays<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>+125<\/span><span>O\/U: 7.5<br \/>(+100\/-120)<\/span><span>-150<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Miami Marlins Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Eury Perez &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (+120\/-155)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Given that groundball pitchers struggle the most against flyball hitters, Eury Perez (42.2% GB% according to the leading projection system, THE BAT) will be a bit disadvantaged in today&#8217;s game with 2 FB hitters in Tampa Bay&#8217;s projected batting order.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Xavier Edwards &#8211; Over\/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+155\/-200)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Extreme flyball hitters like Xavier Edwards tend to perform worse against extreme flyball pitchers like Drew Rasmussen.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This mostly has to do with the way the hitter&#8217;s swing plane interacts with the pitch trajectory, and it can create diminished performance across all categories and hidden value few are considering.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Miami Marlins have 4 hitters in their projected lineup today with a high (i.e.  over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Christopher Morel, Owen Caissie, Connor Norby, Kyle Stowers).<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts <\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Tampa Bay Rays Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Drew Rasmussen &#8211; Over\/Under 5.5 Strikeouts (+100\/-130)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Drew Rasmussen&#8217;s higher utilization percentage of his secondary pitches this year (52.4% vs. 41.8% last year) figures to work in his favor consider they are generally much more effective than fastballs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> A pitcher who limits has fastball usage will instead heavily use change-ups, curveballs, sliders, etc. These are far more effective pitches at preventing runs and generating strikeouts.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Richie Palacios &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Hits (-120\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Richie Palacios has primarily hit in the back-half of the batting order this season (95% of the time), but he is projected to bat 5th in the lineup in this game.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> The higher in the order a player bats, the more plate appearances he will get and the more opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market.  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