Tigers vs. Rays Prediction
Will the Tigers and Rays play under the betting total tonight when the two teams meet at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Rays are -160 money line favorites versus the Tigers, who have odds of +150 to pull off the upset in Tampa. With Jordan Zimmermann set to face Chris Archer in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 7.5 runs.
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TIGERS KEY TRENDS: The Tigers are 5-0 in their last five games following a loss and are 5-2 in their last seven games when their opponent scores five runs or more in its previous game. That said, they’re also just 2-5 in their last seven road games when facing a right-handed starter.
RAYS KEY TRENDS: The Rays have won four in a row at home and are 5-1 in their last six home games versus a right-handed starter. That said, they’re just 3-8 in their last 11 games following a win and 19-40 in their last 59 games against American League Central opponents. They’re 4-0 in Archer’s last four starts, however.
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OUR PICK: The under is 19-6-2 in the last 27 meetings between these two teams in Tampa. The under is also 5-2 in Zimermann’s last seven road starts and is 15-6 in the Tigers’ last 21 games when playing opponents from the AL East. On the other side, the under is 13-4 in Archer’s last 17 home starts and is 5-2 in the Rays’ last seven home games.
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