If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park.
Righthander James Shields will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Shields is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Red Sox will be ace Josh Beckett. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 0-0 SU
Boston: 0-0 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Next up:
Boston home to Tampa Bay, Wednesday, April 8