Tampa Bay vs NY MLB Betting Preview
The Yankees shut out the Rays in yesterday’s game and now they only trail Tampa Bay by 1/2 game in the AL East. The Yankees are 7-3 in their last 10 games while the Rays are only 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Venue/ Stadium: Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
Time/Date: 7:05 PM EST Wednesday, June 6, 2012
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Rays +136 / Yankees -145
Over/Under: 9.5 runs
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees Preview
The Rays have a winning record against the Yankees this season, but they are facing Ivan Nova, who is 5-0 in his career facing Tampa Bay. MLB lines have the Yankees as the home favorite with a run total of 9.5.
In yesterday’s game between these 2 teams the Yankees beat the Rays 7-0.
This season the Rays have an O/U record of 21-30 and a run-line W/L record of 24-31 and the Yankees have an O/U record of 22-31 with a run-line W/L record of 27-27.
On the season the Rays are 12-13 on the road and the Yankees are 15-11 at home.
Alex Cobb (2-1, 3.71 ERA) takes the hill for the Rays tonight and his last outing was not a good one going 5 innings and giving up 4 earned runs in a loss to the White Sox. Nova (6-2, 5.60 ERA) goes for the Yankees and in his last start he gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings in a win against the Angels.
Nova does not have a good ERA, but he is getting almost 7 runs a game in support and that is one of the best in the Majors. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Cobb is 3-1 with a 1.78 ERA in 5 career road starts and tonight’s game will be his first start at Yankee Stadium.
The Rays offense only ranks 17th in the majors in runs scored and 26th in team batting average and their offense has been sputtering lately. They will need a good outing from Cobb tonight.
The Rays made 3 errors in last night’s loss and they have one of the worst defenses in the Majors. They cannot make mistakes and give the Yankees base runners tonight.
Curtis Granderson ranks 3rd in the AL in HR and he has hit 2 long balls in his last 7 games.
In some betting trends for this AL East game the Rays are 5-2 in their last 7 road games, 2-5 in their last 7 overall, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
The Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 overall, 7-1 in their last 8 games as a favorite, and they have an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Jason’s Pick: The Rays are not playing well and I think Nova will continue to get run support tonight and the Yankees will win this game.
