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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Yankee Stadium.
Left hander Blake Snell will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Snell is 5-7 this season with a 4.80 ERA.
Snell's opponent in this one will be James Paxton. The Yankees left hander has a 4.01 ERA to go along with a 5-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -130-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Yankees were a 4-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made winners of bettors who got New York at -205 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 4-1 result against the Orioles on July 14. Bettors who backed the Rays at -215 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 55-40 SU
Tampa Bay is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
New York:
Team record: 59-32 SU
NY Yankees is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
NY Yankees is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Tuesday, July 16