The Tampa Bay Rays battle the visiting Boston Red Sox on Saturday in MLB betting action at Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay hands the ball to starter David Price in this one and he'll try to improve on his 11-4 mark on the year. Boston counters with Clay Buchholz, who will try to quiet the fans and the Rays bats at the same time.



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Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Rays in this one will find them as -165 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 7.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 7 (Rays) and the No. 6 (Red Sox) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Red Sox rank No. 2 in the American League at 9.3 hits per game. That compares with Tampa Bay’s No. 13 ranking in that category.

Defensively, Boston features the American League's No. 2-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.8 runs per game. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, comes in at No. 12 in the American League at home, scoring 4 runs per game.

In their last action, Boston was a 3-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Rays. Bettors on Boston at -107 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Boston looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Rays, a 3-1 final on Friday in support of Franklin Morales at Tropicana Field.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

A few Red Sox at Rays trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 15 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Tampa Bay's last 15 games when playing at home against Boston
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston


Next up:
Boston at Tampa Bay, Sunday, July 15