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MLB Opening Day: Rays Host Yankees in 2017 Opener

Archer and Tanaka Opening Day Starters

The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will meen on MLB Opening Day at Tropicana Field. The division rivals will kick off the 2017 MLB Season at 1 pm on ESPN. The Tradition of the Cincinnati Reds always opening MLB each season with it's first game is missed by many purists and are a reminder of the destruction that Bud Selig did to "America's Favorite Pastime."

The Yankees will give the ball to starter Masahiro Tanaka in this one. Right hander Tanaka is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA. Tanaka went 14-4 with a 3.07 ERA last season. He dominated the Rays by going 4-0 with a 2.88 ERA. That was twice as many wins as against any other opponent. He's 6-0 in eight career starts against Tampa Bay.

It'll be Chris Archer toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Right hander Archer is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season. Archer has pitched twice on Opening Day. He lost in each of the last two seasons. That familiarity will help him as he looks to bounce back from a disappointing 2016 season.

Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -116-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 6.5.

Tampa Bay was a 6-4 winner to end the 2016 MLB season against the Rangers. They won as +139 underdogs, while the total score of 10 made winners of PUSH bettors.

New York was a 5-2 loser on the road against the Orioles to end last season. Bettors on Baltimore at -142 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game. The total score (7) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

MLB Opening Day Betting Trends

New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Yankees is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
NY Yankees is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
NY Yankees is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 9 of NY Yankees's last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games when playing NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

New York:
Team record: 84-78 SU
NY Yankees is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Yankees is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
NY Yankees is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road

Tampa Bay:
Team record: 68-94 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games at home

Next up:
New York at Tampa Bay Tuesday, April 4

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Final Four: Old School UNC Meets New Kid Oregon

Athletic Oregon Battles UNC's Big Rebounders

University of Phoenix Stadium will host the nightcap of the 2017 Final Four matchup between the Oregon Ducks and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday night. The fans should expect and athletic, high scoring, and physical matchup between these two teams. UNC is NCAA Basketball royalty and Oregon is trying becoming a consistent power in the NCAA. The Ducks are playing in their first Final Four since winning the Inaugural Tournament in 1939.

The Tar Heels are all old-school. The Tar Heels are the only blue-blood in the Final Four. UNC has an old-school coach in Roy Williams. They have an old-school big man in Kennedy Meeks. He dominated Kentucky in the South Regional final. He grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked four shots.

Oddsmakers opened the Tar Heels as -4.5-point favorites versus the Ducks, while the game's total opened at 148. The spread is still hanging on at -4.5, but the total has been get up to 153.

North Carolina was a 75-73 winner in their Elite Eight matchup against the Kentucky Wildcats. They earned a push of the -2-point spread as favorites. North Carolina has a nations rebounding margin of plus-13 per game. The Tar Heels are rebounding nearly 42 percent of their missed shots heading into the Oregon matchup.

Oregon was a 74-60 winner in its Elite Eight matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs. Sophomore guard Tyler Dorsey has scored at least 20 points in seven consecutive games. He made 25 of 40 3-point shots in the past six games. Jordan Bell is the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He has double-digit rebounds in six straight games. Hardly anyone plays harder than Pac-12 player of the year Dillon Brooks. He is averaging 16.3 points per game.

Final Four Betting Trends

Oregon:
Team record: 33-5 SU,22-14-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Oregon is 18-6-1 ATS in its last 25 games
Oregon is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oregon's last 11 games

North Carolina:
Team record: 31-7 SU,20-16-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
North Carolina is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

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Final Four: South Carolina and Gonzaga Meet in Early Game

Zags Not Underdogs in This Final Four

The fans at University of Phoenix Stadium will a Final Four matchup between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Gonzaga Bulldogs Saturday afternoon. These two teams will kickoff the 2017 NCAA Mens Basketball Final Four. For both teams this will be their program's first trip to the Final Four.

The Zag' are usually considered the undergogs in the latter rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Not this Year. No one could have imagined South Carolina making it to Phoenix. Especially when they lost 5 of their last 7 games to end the season.

Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -6.5-point favorites versus the Gamecocks, while the game's total opened at 138.

Gonzaga was a 83-59 winner in their Elite Eight matchup against the Xavier Musketeers. They covered the -8.5-point spread as favorites. A big Gonzaga frontline that features 7-foot, 300-pound Przemek Karnowski, blue-chip 7-foot freshman Zach Collins and 6-9 forward Johnathan Williams will be hard to deal with.

The player who really makes the Zags go is Washington transfer point guard Nigel Williams-Goss. H was selected to the 10-man Wooden Award All-America team.Williams-Goss had 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists as Gonzaga blew out Xavier 83-59 in the West Regional final. He showcased the offensive and defensive efficiency that have been season-long hallmarks.

South Carolina was a 77-70 winner in their Elite Eight outing against the Florida Gators. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs. The combination of high-scoring guard Sindarius Thornwell and some hellacious defense has been more than good enough in the past two weeks. South Carolina has knocked off the No. 2 (Duke), No. 3 (Baylor) and No. 4 (Florida) seeds in the East to earn this berth.

Final Four Betting Trends

South Carolina:
Team record: 26-10 SU,16-18 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
South Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
South Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Gonzaga:
Team record: 36-1 SU,24-10-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Gonzaga is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Gonzaga is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Gonzaga's last 5 games

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