Yankees-Rays Pointspread Pointers

The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. Righthander Carl Pavano will take the mound for the Yankees to start this game. Pavano is 2-0 this season with a 3.27 ERA. It'll be Edwin Jackson toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Jackson is 11-8 with a 3.81 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Xavier Nady hit a two-run homer, as the Yankees dumped the Rays 7-2 on Tuesday night. New York won as +105 road underdogs as the game played over the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Alex Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a solo shot for the Yankees, while Mike Mussina gave up two runs over six innings to earn the victory for New York. Cliff Floyd and Shawn Riggans plated runs for Tampa Bay, as Matt Garza allowed four earned runs over five innings to take the loss for the Rays. Current streak: New York has won 2 straight games. Team records: New York: 74-64 SU Tampa Bay: 84-52 SU New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 8-2 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees Next up: Tampa Bay home to NY Yankees, Thursday, September 4