Red Sox-Rays Odds Preview

The Boston Red Sox will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Jon Lester in this one. Lefthander Lester is 9-7 this season with a 3.90 ERA. It'll be Matt Garza toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Garza is 7-8 with a 3.69 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Red Sox slammed Baltimore 18-10 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The 28 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9.5). Victor Martinez was 5-6 with four RBI for Boston and Mike Lowell was 3-5 with three RBI in the win. Carl Crawford went 3-for-5 with three runs batted in, as the Rays handled the Royals 10-4 on Monday. Tampa Bay cashed as -140 home favorites as the game played OVER the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. Current streak: Boston has won 4 straight games. Team records: Boston: 62-42 SU Tampa Bay: 58-48 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston Tampa Bay is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 16 games Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston Next up: Tampa Bay home to Boston, Wednesday, August 5