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Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of right hander Nathan Eovaldi in this game. Eovaldi has a 0-0 record and a 6.19 ERA this season.
Eovaldi's opponent in this one will be Ryan Yarbrough. The Rays left hander has a 3.78 ERA to go along with a 11-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -169-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-4 winner on the road against the Red Sox. Bettors on Tampa Bay at -200 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (9) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 5-4 loser as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -200 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game PUSH for totals bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 80-74 SU
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 92-63 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Next up:
Boston at Tampa Bay Monday, September 23