MLB Sports Handicapping Preview Cleveland (15-20) at Tampa Bay (26-11)

Our sports picks in the NBA are on track with a win on Boston and the Lakers in Game 1 of the opening rounds. We continue with small favorites and underdogs in MLB. The Tampa Bay Rays are tops in the American League currently. Tampa Bay has been better on the road then at home but still own a 12 – 7 home record. Tampa Bay’s starter for this afternoon is left hander David Price. In his last thirty four frames, Price has been very stingy surrendering seven earned runs on twenty four hits with twenty five strikeouts during this period of time. Cleveland is 9 – 12 on the road overall and will send David Huff to the mound. Huff has been dreadful on the hill this season going one and five with a pathetic earn run average of 5.35. In his last ten and two thirds innings Huff allowed ten runs on nineteen hits.

 

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Sport betting information

 

Opening Line - Tampa Bay -240 Cleveland +220

Total is set at: 8.5

 

The Rays are 4-0 in Prices L4 home starts when the total is between 7.0-8.5.

The Rays are 9-2 in Prices L11 starts overall.

The Rays are 4-1 in Prices L5 home starts.

The Indians are 2-8 in their L10 when facing the American League East.

The Indians are 0-4 in their L4 games when listed as a road underdog over 200.

 

 

Head-to-Head

 

 

The Over is 5-1 in the L6 meetings in Tampa Bay.

The Over is 7-3 in the L10 meetings.

The Indians are 1-5 in the L6 meetings played in Tampa Bay.

 

 

Umpire Information

 

The Rays are 4-0 in their L4 games when Layne is the home plate umpire.

The home team is 5-1 in Laynes L6 games when he is the home plate umpire.