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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians
The Tampa Bay Rays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
The Rays will give the ball to starter Ryan Pepiot in this one. Right hander Pepiot is 8-6 this season with a 3.66 ERA.
It'll be Gavin Williams toeing the rubber for the Guardians in this contest. Right hander Williams is 3-8 with a 5.25 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Guardians as -138-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
In their last action, Cleveland was a 6-4 winner on the road against the White Sox. Bettors on Cleveland at -240 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay was a 3-2 loser in its last match on the road against the Phillies. They lost as +200 underdogs, while the total score of 5 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 71-75 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 84-62 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Cleveland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Cleveland Friday, September 13