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Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field.
Right hander Brayan Bello will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game. Bello is 4-2 this season with a 3.96 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Ryan Pepiot who starts for the Rays. Right hander Pepiot is 3-2 with a 3.68 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -120-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Rays were a 5-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at 120 on the moneyline, while the total score (7) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Boston won its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Rays on May 21. Bettors who backed the Red Sox at 120 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Boston:
Team record: 25-24 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Boston is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Boston's last 21 games
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 25-25 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Boston home to Milwaukee Friday, May 24
Tampa Bay home to Kansas City Friday, May 24