Yankees-Rays Odds Preview

The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Monday in a battle of division rivals. The Yankees will give the ball to starter AJ Burnett in this one. Righthander Burnett is 9-4 this season with a 3.74 ERA. Starting this game for the Rays will be James Shields. The righthander has a 3.70 ERA to go along with a 6-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees defeated Oakland 7-5 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Robinson Cano drove in three runs fro New York and Derek Jeter had a pair of RBI. The Rays lost to Toronto 5-1 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Carl Crawford hit a solo home run for Tampa Bay and Jeff Niemann took the loss after allowing five runs on nine hits in 6 2-3 innings. Team records: New York: 60-38 SU Tampa Bay: 54-45 SU New York most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 8-2 After a win are 8-2 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 10 games NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Tampa Bay is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Next up: Tampa Bay home to NY Yankees, Tuesday, July 28