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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park.
Left hander Blake Snell will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Snell is 3-5 this season with a 3.68 ERA.
The Red Sox will counter Snell with Eduardo Rodriguez. Left hander Rodriguez has a 4.88 ERA to go along with a 6-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -120-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 9.
Boston was a 5-1 winner in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as -155 favorites, while the total score of 6 made winners of UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-1 loser on the road against the Red Sox. Bettors on Boston at -155 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 39-24 SU
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Boston:
Team record: 34-31 SU
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Oakland Monday, June 10
Boston home to Texas Monday, June 10