GAME: #965 Red Sox @ #966 Rays
DATE: 8/30/2021 – 7:10 p EST
ODDS: Red Sox +120 / Rays -130
O/U: 8.5 -115 / -105
The Tampa Bay Rays (75-57) host the Boston Red Sox (82-48) at Tropicana Field on Monday at 7:10 pm EST.
WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)
BATTER VS PITCHER(dailybaseballdata.com)
STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)
TRENDS (covers.com)
BOSTON
- The Under is 5-0 in Pivetta’s last 5 starts vs. American League East.
- Under is 4-0 in Pivetta’s last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-0 in Pivetta’s last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
- The Red Sox are 7-0 in their last 7 Monday games.
TAMPA BAY
- Over is 4-0 in Patino’s last 4 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- The Over is 5-0-1 in Rays last 6 games as a home favorite.
- Over is 6-0-1 in Rays last 7 on astroturf.
- The Over is 4-0 in Patino’s last 4 starts vs. American League East.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Rays last 5 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
HEAD TO HEAD
- The Red Sox are 0-5 in the last 5 meetings in Tampa Bay.
- The Red Sox are 1-7 in the last 8 meetings.
- Over is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings in Tampa Bay.
- Over is 21-6-2 in the last 29 meetings.
RED SOX VS RAYS PREDICTION
The Rays have won 7 games in a row and they are tied for the second-best record in the MLB since the trade deadline at 19-6. The Red Sox are 12-14 since the trade deadline and 4-10 on the road. Patino is much better at home with a 2.10 ERA and Nick Pivetta has been struggling. Nick Pivetta was outstanding in April but he has been below average since. In five of his last eight starts, he’s given up four earned runs. Pivetta has faced the Rays 3 times and that benefits the Rays. The Red Sox bullpen has been overworked in 3 close games in Cleveland over the weekend. The Rays are 5-1 at home against the Red Sox this season. Take the Rays and the Under in this one.
The Bookie: Rays -130 / Under 9 -105
Fade the Public: Boston / Under
Sharp Action: Rays / Under