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Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Yankee Stadium.
The Rays will trot Zack Littell out to the mound in this one. Right hander Littell has a 1-5 record and a 5.03 ERA this season.
The Yankees will counter Littell with Clarke Schmidt. Right hander Schmidt has a 5.52 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Yankees as -172-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 9.5.
New York was a 3-0 winner in its last match on the road against the Rays. They won as -240 favorites, while the total score of 3 made winners of UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 3-0 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -240 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 14-18 SU
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
New York:
Team record: 19-13 SU
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at New York Sunday, May 4