Yankees-Rays Odds Preview

The New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Monday in a battle of division rivals.

The Yankees will give the ball to starter AJ Burnett in this one. Righthander Burnett is 9-4 this season with a 3.74 ERA.

Starting this game for the Rays will be James Shields. The righthander has a 3.70 ERA to go along with a 6-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Yankees defeated Oakland 7-5 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The 12 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10).

Robinson Cano drove in three runs fro New York and Derek Jeter had a pair of RBI.

The Rays lost to Toronto 5-1 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Carl Crawford hit a solo home run for Tampa Bay and Jeff Niemann took the loss after allowing five runs on nine hits in 6 2-3 innings.

Team records:
New York: 60-38 SU
Tampa Bay: 54-45 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees’s last 10 games
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay’s last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games when playing NY Yankees

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to NY Yankees, Tuesday, July 28