The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will meet on the field at Fenway Park on Monday in a battle of division rivals.
The Rays will trot Jeremy Hellickson out to the mound in this one. Righthander Hellickson has a 0-1 record and a 4.76 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Daisuke Matsuzaka. The righthander has a 5.40 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 151-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
The Rays were a 6-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the White Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Chicago at -145 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Boston won its last outing, a 4-0 result against the Yankees on April 10. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at +113 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 2 straight games.
Team records: Tampa Bay: 1-8 SU Boston: 2-7 SU
Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7
Boston most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Tampa Bay's last 22 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Next up: Boston home to Tampa Bay, Tuesday, April 12
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