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Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field.
Left hander Martin Perez will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Perez is 7-6 this season with a 4.18 ERA.
It'll be Josh Fleming toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Left hander Fleming is 7-5 with a 4.07 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -136-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 9.
The Rays were a 14-0 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Yankees. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at 113 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors.
Boston was a 13-1 loser in its last match on the road against the Blue Jays. They lost as -117 favorites, while the total score of 14 made winners of OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 63-41 SU
Boston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 61-42 SU
Tampa Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Tampa Bay is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home
Next up:
Boston at Tampa Bay Saturday, July 31