Major League Baseball Handicapping: Diamondbacks vs Rays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Arizona Diamondbacks will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The Diamondbacks will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Edwin Jackson in this game. Jackson has a 4-6 record and a 5.05 ERA this season. It'll be Jeff Niemann toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Niemann is 6-1 with a 2.84 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Diamondbacks fell 6-5 to the Yankees last time out, as +180 underdogs. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5) set by sportsbooks. Carlos Rosa gave up two hits and one run in relief to suffer the loss. Willy Aybar drove in a pair of runs as the Rays defeated the Padres 5-3 on Thursday. The Rays won the finale as -176 favorites, while the eight runs went as a PUSH against that game's posted over/under (8) set by sportsbooks. Kelly Shoppach and Carlos Pena also went deep for the Rays. Matt Garza pitched the win in relief, and Rafael Soriano finished the ninth for his 17th save. Current streak: Arizona has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Arizona: 28-45 SU Tampa Bay: 43-29 SU Arizona most recently: When playing on Friday are 2-8 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-5 After playing NY Yankees are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Arizona are 7-2 After playing San Diego are 4-6 After a win are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Arizona Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home Tampa Bay is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games Next up: Tampa Bay home to Arizona, Saturday, June 26 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.