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New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field.
Domingo German will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees on this day. Right hander German is 6-1 this season with a 2.35 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rays will be Tyler Glasnow. The right hander has a 1.47 ERA to go along with a 6-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -145-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
The Rays were a 3-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Diamondbacks. That made winners of bettors who got Arizona at 143 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
New York won its last outing, a 3-1 result against the Mariners on May 09. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -133 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
New York:
Team record: 22-15 SU
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 15 games
NY Yankees is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 23-13 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Next up:
New York at Tampa Bay Saturday, May 11