Indians Have Faced Little Opposition In The Rays

It doesn’t take an in-depth knowledge of baseball to know that the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians have been on opposite ends of the competence spectrum in recent history. So, it shouldn’t be a shock that the Indians have won 10 of the past 11 meetings with the Rays, which includes the Tribe going 5-1 against the Rays last season.

Shark Bites
  • Evan Longoria is batting .313 with 5 doubles and 5 RBIs during the month of May.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the Indians' last 12 games.
  • The Rays are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games after a win.

Carlos Carrasco, who gets the start for the Indians in the series opener Monday, has been the lone bright spot in a struggling Cleveland rotation. The righty has the fourth-best ERA in the MLB (1.86), is tied for the league lead in WHIP (0.77) and has a K/BB ratio of 48/8 through his first seven starts. In Carrasco’s last four starts, he has tallied 27 strikeouts to just one walk.

Outside of one rough outing, Chris Archer has bounced back in a big way after a down season last year. The right-hander has allowed two or fewer runs in five of his eight starts and has pitched into the seventh inning or later on five occasions. Archer has struggled against the Tribe, though, going 0-5 with a 5.14 ERA in five career starts against Cleveland.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Cleveland Indians were listed as -137 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 7.5 earlier at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark prediction models pick the Rays to win this game 4.2-3.7. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Cleveland Indians bring a 19-17 record to the battle against the 19-21 Rays. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Cleveland vs Tampa Bay injuries news.

According to MLB Power Rankings here, it's the No. 10-ranked Cleveland Indians and the No. 9-rated Tampa Bay Rays in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup

At the plate, Cleveland owns the No. 24 ranking for hits at 7.94 per game. By contrast, the Tampa Bay Rays are rated No. 18 in the same category at 8.27 per game.

Tampa Bay brings the No. 8-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Indians's No. 3-ranked defense.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Rays grabbed a win last time out, defeating D Pomeranz and the Red Sox 11-2 on Sunday at Fenway Park.

Cleveland rolled to a 8-3 win against Minnesota on Sunday, as T Bauer and the Indians' bats led the team to victory at Progressive Field.

Betting Trends
  • The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
  • Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
  • Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
  • Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
  • Cleveland is 4-15 ATS in its last 19 games
  • Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 12 games
  • Cleveland is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Tampa Bay at Cleveland, Tuesday, May 16th

Evan Longoria is batting .313 with 5 doubles and 5 RBIs during the month of May.away The total has gone UNDER in 10 of the Indians' last 12 games.home The Rays are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games after a win.away
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