Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Sun Life Stadium. The Rays will give the ball to starter David Price in this one. Lefthander Price is 10-2 this season with a 2.31 ERA. Price's opponent in this one will be Josh Johnson. The Marlins ace righthander has a 1.86 ERA to go along with a 7-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays scored four runs in the 11th inning and held on to defeat the Marlins 9-8 on Saturday, as +116 underdogs. That game's 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. James Shields improved to 6-6 with the win in relief, and Andy Sonnanstine finished the game for his first save. Hanley Ramirez homered and drove in three runs for the Marlins. Jorge Sosa gave up four runs and suffered the loss on the mound. Team records: Florida: 32-36 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing San Diego are 6-3 After playing Florida are 7-3 After a win are 3-7 Florida most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Baltimore are 7-3 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Florida Tampa Bay is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Florida Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Florida is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing Tampa Bay Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Florida is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Stevie Vincent is literally 20-25 years ahead of the oddsmakers and they will be the first to admit. His forensic sports handicapping is groundbreaking and there is nothing the books have been able to do to stop him. |