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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
The fans at Yankee Stadium will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees when they take their seats on Friday.
Right hander Drew Rasmussen will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Rasmussen is 9-4 this season with a 2.70 ERA.
The Yankees will counter Rasmussen with Frankie Montas. Right hander Montas has a 3.79 ERA to go along with a 5-11 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -108-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
New York lost its last outing, a 4-3 result against the Twins on September 08. Bettors who backed the Twins at 130 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay won its last outing, a 1-0 result against the Red Sox on September 07. Bettors who backed the Rays at -180 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (1) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 77-58 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 83-55 SU
NY Yankees is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of NY Yankees's last 19 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Saturday, September 10