Baseball Odds: Rays vs Twins

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Target Field. Jeff Niemann will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Niemann is 6-2 this season with a 2.72 ERA. The Twins will counter Niemann with Carl Pavano. Righthander Pavano has a 3.33 ERA to go along with a 9-6 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jason Bartlett cracked a three-run homer in helping the Rays pound the Red Sox 9-4 on Wednesday. The Rays won that game as a -110 pick?em, while the 13 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Matt Garza pitched seven innings for the win, allowing six hits and three runs. Justin Morneau homered and drove in a pair of runs as the Twins defeated the Tigers 5-1 last time out. The Twins won that game as -140 favorites, but the six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Kevin Slowey went six innings on the mound for the win, allowing four hits and one run with four strikeouts. Current streak: Minnesota has won 2 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 45-32 SU Minnesota: 43-35 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Minnesota are 6-4 After playing Boston are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After playing Detroit are 6-4 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Minnesota Tampa Bay is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road Tampa Bay is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay Minnesota is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home Minnesota is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Next up: Minnesota home to Tampa Bay, Friday, July 2 Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers.