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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Ring Central Coliseum.
Charlie Morton will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Right hander Morton is 16-6 this season with a 3.05 ERA.
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Sean Manaea. The left hander has a 1.21 ERA to go along with a 4-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Athletics as -134-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for Oakland, they were a 3-1 loser as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at 133 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 8-3 loser on the road against the Blue Jays. Bettors on Toronto at 195 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 96-66 SU
Tampa Bay is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Oakland:
Team record: 97-65 SU
Oakland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games