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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park.
Right hander Tyler Glasnow will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Glasnow is 0-1 this season with a 5.56 ERA.
It'll be Kyle Hart toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Left hander Hart is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -160-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
Boston was a 9-5 loser in its last match on the road against the Rays. They lost as +135 underdogs, while the total score of 14 made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 9-5 winner as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -150 were rewarded, while the 14 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 11-8 SU
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Boston:
Team record: 6-12 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Boston is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Toronto Friday, August 14
Boston at New York Friday, August 14