Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field. The Orioles will give the ball to starter Brian Matusz in this one. Lefthander Matusz is 8-12 this season with a 4.59 ERA. Matusz's opponent in this one will be Wade Davis. The Rays righthander has a 4.13 ERA to go along with a 12-9 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Orioles lost to Adam Jones was 3-4 with an RBI and a run scored for The Rays defeated B.J. Upton had an RBI for Current streak: Team records: Baltimore most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Toronto are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Seattle are 8-2 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 17 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay Baltimore is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing at home against Baltimore Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Tampa Bay is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 15 games at home Next up: Betting advice previews, the best gambler's television videos, free baseball picks and more are part of the OffshoreInsiders.com Network, which features handicappers such as Matt Rivers, Joe Duffy's GodsTips, MasterLockLine, and Stevie Vincent. |