Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Tropicana Field. The Indians will give the ball to starter Justin Masterson in this one. Righthander Masterson is 3-8 this season with a 5.22 ERA. It'll be Jeff Niemann toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Niemann is 7-2 with a 2.65 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 245-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Gabe Kapler smacked a two-run single and the Rays shut down the Indians 4-0 on Saturday, as -250 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game's posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks. Matt Garza improved to 10-5 with the win, allowing just one hit over six scoreless inning for the Rays. Aaron Laffey was tagged with the Indians loss, giving up seven hits and three runs over 5 2-3 innings. Team records: Cleveland most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Detroit are 2-8 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay Cleveland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Next up: For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history. |