John Lackey Toes the Rubber for the Red Sox against Chris Archer and the Rays in Tampa

The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Tropicana Field.




The Red Sox will trot John Lackey out to the mound in this one. Right
hander Lackey has a 5-3 record and a 4.01 ERA this season.




Starting this game for the Rays will be Chris Archer. The right hander
has a 4.59 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.




Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 110-moneyline favorites
versus the Rays, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.




The Rays were a 5-2 winner in their most recent outing at home against
the Athletics. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -108 on
the

moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for PUSH bettors.




In their last action, Boston was a 7-2 loser at home against the Blue
Jays. Bettors on Toronto at +144 on the moneyline collected their
winnings from that

game, while the total score (9) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.




Boston:



Team record: 20-26



Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.



Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games



The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay



The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Boston’s last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay



Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay






Tampa Bay:



Team record: 20-28



Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games



The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games



Tampa Bay is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games at home



The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games when playing Boston






Next up:



Boston at Tampa Bay Saturday, May 24




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John Lackey Toes the Rubber for the Red Sox against Chris Archer and the Rays in Tampa