Yankees-Rays Pointspread Pointers

The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Tropicana Field.

Ace Chien-Ming Wang will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees on this day. Righthander Wang is 6-1 this season with a 3.12 ERA.

Wang's opponent in this one will be Edwin Jackson. The Rays righthander has a 4.04 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Dioner Navarro went 3-for-3 with two runs batted in as the Rays handled the Yankees 7-1 on Monday night.

Tampa Bay won as +112 home underdogs as the teams played under the 9-run total listed by oddsmakers.

Matt Garza blanked New York over seven strong innings to get the win for the Rays, while Jonny Gomes was 2-for-4 with a RBI for Tampa Bay.

Andy Pettitte allowed five runs over four innings to take the loss for the Yankees, who got two hits from Alberto Gonzalez in the defeat.

Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 5 straight games.

Team records:
New York: 19-20 SU
Tampa Bay: 22-16 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to NY Yankees, Wednesday, May 14

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