Rays vs Yankees Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Yankee Stadium. Ace James Shields will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Shields is 6-9 this season with a 4.92 ERA. Starting this game for the Yankees will be ace CC Sabathia. The lefthander has a 3.09 ERA to go along with a 12-3 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays defeated Cleveland 6-5 as a -240 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). Jason Bartlett singled in the game-winning run for Tampa Bay in the tenth inning and Carl Crawford hit a two-run home run and scored three runs in the win. The Yankees defeated Seattle 8-2 as a -270 favorite on Sunday. The 10 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Marcus Thames hit a two-run home run and scored a pair of runs for New York, while Mark Teixeira was 4-5 with an RBI in the win. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 54-34 SU New York: 56-32 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay NY Yankees are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games at home Next up: NY Yankees home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, July 17 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.