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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
The fans at PNC Park will be treated to a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Pittsburgh Pirates when they take their seats on Saturday.
Right hander Zach Eflin will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Eflin is 3-4 this season with a 4.12 ERA.
The Pirates will counter Eflin with Jared Jones. Right hander Jones has a 3.76 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -101-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Pirates were a 10-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at -128 on the moneyline, while the total score (13) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay was a 10-3 winner in its last match on the road against the Pirates. They won as -128 favorites, while the total score of 13 made winners of OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 37-39 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 36-39 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh Sunday, June 23