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New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The division rival New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are set to renew hostilities on Saturday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
The Yankees will give the ball to starter CC Sabathia in this one. Left hander Sabathia is 5-4 this season with a 4.04 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Blake Snell who starts for the Rays. Left hander Snell is 5-7 with a 4.98 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -150-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
The Rays were a 8-4 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -105 on the moneyline, while the total score (12) was good news for OVER bettors.
Last time out for New York, they were a 8-4 winner as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -105 were rewarded, while the 12 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
New York:
Team record: 57-29 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 50-39 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
New York at Tampa Bay Sunday, July 7