Rays-Red Sox Vegas Betting Odds

The fans at Fenway Park will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox when they take their seats on Monday.
The Rays will trot Edwin Jackson out to the mound in this one. Righthander Jackson has a 11-9 record and a 4.07 ERA this season.
Jackson‘s opponent in this one will be Jon Lester. The Red Sox lefthander has a 3.37 ERA to go along with a 13-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Rays were shut out 1-0 by the Blue Jays on Sunday and lost all three games of that series. The Rays had been favored at -130, while the team’s played UNDER the day’s posted over/under (8.5).
B.J. Upton had three hits in four trips to the plate for the Rays. Matt Garza gave up the lone run and took the loss.
The Red Sox defeated Texas 7-2 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (11.5).
Paul Byrd pitched six 2-3 shutout innings for Boston, while David Ortiz delivered a two-run home run in the win.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 85-56 SU
Boston: 84-58 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Texas are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Tampa Bay’s last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 7 games
Next up:
Boston home to Tampa Bay, Tuesday, September 9

 

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