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Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field.
Left hander Eduardo Rodriguez will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Rodriguez is 5-4 this season with a 6.21 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rays will be Andrew Kittredge. The right hander has a 1.34 ERA to go along with a 5-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Red Sox as -105-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Rays were a 6-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made winners of bettors who got Seattle at 144 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Boston, they were a 7-3 loser as they battled the Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Royals at 125 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 43-29 SU
Boston is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 43-30 SU
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Next up:
Boston at Tampa Bay Wednesday, June 23