Rays-Yankees Odds Preview

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Wednesday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees meet at Yankee Stadium. The Rays will give the ball to starter Andy Sonnanstine in this one. Righthander Sonnanstine is 1-3 this season with a 6.75 ERA. Starting this game for the Yankees will be AJ Burnett. The righthander has a 5.40 ERA to go along with a 2-0 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 175-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Evan Longoria went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in to lead the Rays over the Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday. Tampa Bay won as -195 home favorites as the game played under the 9.5-run total set by sportsbooks. Johnny Damon was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer for New York in its 7-3 loss to Boston on Tuesday night. Boston cashed as +120 road underdogs as the game pushed the 10-run total set by oddsmakers. Current streak: New York has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 12-16 SU New York: 13-13 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a win are 2-8 New York most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Boston are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: NY Yankees home to Tampa Bay, Thursday, May 7