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A winning streak will be on the line for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday when they battle the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field.
Lefthander C.J. Wilson will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Wilson is 14-6 this season with a 3.28 ERA.
Wilson's opponent in this one will be Jeff Niemann. The Rays righthander has a 3.69 ERA to go along with a 9-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
In their last action, Texas was a 5-1 loser on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -152 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Texas: 80-62 SU
Tampa Bay: 77-63 SU
Texas: 80-62 SU
Tampa Bay: 77-63 SU
Texas most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Texas are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Texas are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Texas is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Texas
Tampa Bay is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Texas is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Texas
Tampa Bay is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Texas, Wednesday, September 7
Tampa Bay home to Texas, Wednesday, September 7
