Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+110) Arizona (-132)

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (14-9) will compete against the Tampa Bay Rays (9-14) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Rays at +110 and the Diamondbacks are coming in at -132. The total comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Drew Rasmussen and Corbin Burnes.

The Rays have earned 34 two-baggers as a team and have hit 21 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .392 and have struck out 180 times, while drawing a walk on 74 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in MLB. They have earned 92 runs batted in and 190 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate sits at .254. They have racked up 95 runs and have an on-base percentage of .323.

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The Rays have compiled a team ERA of 3.74 this year (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 212 batters. Rays pitchers have allowed 36 home runs in addition to 91 total runs (6th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 61 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.28 as a unit on the season. Tampa Bay has given up 179 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 85 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.48 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Rays bullpen have a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The relievers have inherited 11 base runners so far this year with 54.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Rays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 6 times in addition to having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 70 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 8 holds on the season (28th in the league). They have accumulated 3 saves on the year and have not converted 2 of their 5 save chances.

The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 614 putouts this year, as well as 202 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them ranked 8th in the majors, and have a total of 21 double plays. The Rays have turned 71.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,842 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in professional baseball.

Rasmussen has taken the mound for 330 frames and is sitting with 323 strikeouts so far in his career. Rasmussen (21-13 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.79 while he has faced 1,331 batters in the majors. His ERA is 2.83 (104 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.074. He has given up 268 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 87 walks.

The Diamondbacks hold a team slugging percentage of .446 and they average 5.43 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have 47 doubles, while walking 99 times and scoring 125 runs. Arizona has accumulated 32 home runs so far this season to go along with 122 RBIs. They have struck out on 172 instances (27th in baseball) and have earned 192 base hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .251 this season.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.206 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.87 as a squad this year. They come in at 12th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 180. The Arizona pitching staff have yielded 104 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.28 (97 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (205 strikeouts vs 66 walks). They have relinquished 27 homers and they concede 4.59 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB).

Sitting with 21 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 13 holds and also 1 blown save. Arizona has called on relievers to enter the contest in 8 save chances and they have earned 7 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations and on 15 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of 18 inherited base runners. They sit at 2nd in the league holding a save rate of 87.5%, and they have sent 66 relief pitchers onto the field for the season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 14 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in pro baseball). The Diamondbacks have recorded 207 assists, 13 errors and have earned a total of 612 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 1,836 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (13th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Burnes has given up 728 base knocks while accumulating 1,068 K's in 924 innings. He has allowed 331 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.072 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.06 and he has gone up against 3,741 hitters in his career. Burnes (60-37 career mark) has earned a 3.22 ERA and has given up 7.1 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+110)

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