Red Sox vs Rays Baseball Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field. Righthander John Lackey will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Lackey is 12-7 this season with a 4.51 ERA. It'll be ace James Shields toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Shields is 11-11 with a 4.78 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dan Johnson belted a walkoff home run to give the Rays a 3-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday, as -140 favorites. That game's five runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. B.J. Upton also went deep for the Rays, while Randy Choate closed out the 10th inning and got the win. Scott Atchison surrendered the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Team records: Boston: 74-56 SU Tampa Bay: 79-50 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Boston are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Boston at Baltimore, Tuesday, August 31 Tampa Bay home to Toronto, Monday, August 30 YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network.