Indians-Rays Odds Preview

The Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tropicana Field. Carl Pavano will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Righthander Pavano is 3-3 this season with a 6.45 ERA. Starting this game for the Rays will be Matt Garza. The righthander has a 3.56 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays came from seven runs down to defeat the Indians 8-7 on Friday, as -155 favorites. The game's 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10.5). B.J. Upton had three hits and drove in one run for the Rays. Dan Wheeler tossed an inning of relief and picked up his first win of the season. Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run homer for the Indians, who were +135 underdogs in that game. Luis Vizcaino gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Cleveland: 14-23 SU Tampa Bay: 17-20 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing Cleveland are 5-5 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland Tampa Bay is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Tampa Bay home to Cleveland, Sunday, May 17