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The division rival Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles are set to renew hostilities on Monday when they meet at Camden Yards.

Wade Davis will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Davis is 6-9 this season with a 4.69 ERA.

Starting this game for the Orioles will be Chris Tillman. The righthander has a 5.64 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 195-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total is sitting at 9½.

The Rays lost to the Yankees 9-5 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The 14 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Carlos Pena hit a three-run home run for Tampa Bay and David Price allowed seven runs on seven hits in five innings.

The Orioles lost to Toronto 10-1 as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Adam Jones had an RBI for Baltimore and Brian Matusz was roughed up for six runs on five hits in 1 2-3 innings.

One of my sports picks for today is for Tampa Bay to win.

Current streak:
Baltimore has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 55-36 SU
Baltimore: 29-62 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing Baltimore are 8-2
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 7-3

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 1-9
After playing Toronto are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore’s last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore’s last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baltimore’s last 13 games at home

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The Houston Astros will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Monday when they take on the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

The Astros will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Wandy Rodriguez in this game. Rodriguez has a 6-11 record and a 4.97 ERA this season.

The Cubs will counter Rodriguez with Carlos Silva. Righthander Silva has a 3.45 ERA to go along with a 9-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Astros, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Astros lost to Pittsburgh 9-0 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The nine runs scored caused the game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9).

Roy Oswalt took the loss for Houston after allowing two runs on seven hits in four innings.

The Cubs defeated Philadelphia 11-6 as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (7.5). Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto both homered and drove in three runs for the Cubs, while Tom Gorzelanny allowed three runs on five hits over 6 2-3 innings.

My handicapping software predicts that the Chicago Cubs will win.

Current streak:
Houston has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Houston: 37-55 SU
Chicago: 42-51 SU

Houston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Chi Cubs are 5-5
After playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Houston are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
Houston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston’s last 6 games on the road
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs’s last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs’s last 12 games
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk