4:07 p.m. ET: Tampa Bay Rays (101-63) at Boston Red Sox (94-71)

Odds: Rays +105 / Red Sox -115
Total:  8.5 -115 / -105

Rasmussen, who will make his first career postseason start, was 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 5 games (3 starts) against Boston this season. Boston will counter with right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, who pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball with eight strikeouts in a 6-2 win over the New York Yankees in Tuesday’s AL wild-card game. Eovaldi has a career with a 1.63 ERA in the postseason and went 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA in four starts against his former Rays’ team during the regular season. The Rays are 9-3 in their last 12 games following an off day and 48-23 in their last 71 Sunday games. The Rays are 17-6 in the last 23 meetings in Boston and 12-5 in the last 17 meetings. After Boston’s dominant performance in Tampa in Game 2, the public is jumping on the Red Sox on their home field but we have reverse line movement on the Rays. The Rays bullpen struggled in the last game but that is a rare occurrence for this team. Back the Rays to take the series lead today. 

The Bookie:          Rays +105 / Over 8.5 -115
Fade the Public:   Rays / Under
Sharp Action:       Red Sox / Under