Phillies-Rays Odds Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday when they battle the Philadelphia Phillies at Tropicana Field. The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jamie Moyer in this game. Moyer has a 4-6 record and a 6.35 ERA this season. The Rays will counter Moyer with David Price. Lefthander Price has a 3.46 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Phillies lost to Baltimore 2-1 as a -170 favorite on Sunday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Greg Dobbs clubbed a solo home run for Philadelphia and Cole Hamels allowed two runs on nine hits with 10 strikeouts in eight innings to take the loss. The Rays defeated the Mets 10-6 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 16 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). B.J. Upton was 4-6 with a home run and four RBI for Tampa Bay and Carl Crawford was 3-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in the win. Current streak: Philadelphia has lost 6 straight games. Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Team records: Philadelphia: 36-31 SU Tampa Bay: 37-34 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 1-9 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Baltimore are 4-6 After a loss are 3-7 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 9-1 Before playing Philadelphia are 6-4 After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a win are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay Philadelphia is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games on the road Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games Next up: Tampa Bay home to Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 24