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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Progressive Field.

Wade Davis will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Davis is 7-9 this season with a 4.41 ERA.

The Indians will counter Davis with Justin Masterson. Righthander Masterson has a 5.25 ERA to go along with a 3-8 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total is sitting at 9.

Ben Zobrist belted a three-run homer and the Rays defeated the Indians 6-3 on Saturday, as -178 favorites. The game’s nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.

David Price improved to 13-5 with the victory, allowing just three hits and three runs over his seven innings of work. Mitch Talbot gave up seven hits and five runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss.

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

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 58-38 SU
Cleveland: 41-56 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Detroit are 1-9
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Tampa Bay is 1-18 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The division rival St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are set to renew hostilities on Sunday when they meet at Wrigley Field.

The Cardinals will trot ace Chris Carpenter out to the mound in this one. Righthander Carpenter has a 11-3 record and a 3.05 ERA this season.

Meanwhile, it’ll be Ryan Dempster who starts for the Cubs. Righthander Dempster is 8-7 with a 3.70 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Starlin Castro had three-hits including a two-run homer as the Cubs got by the Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday. The Cubs won that game as 132 favorites, while the 11 runs went UNDER the posted over/under (12) set by sportsbooks.

Tom Gorzelanny allowed seven hits and three runs over six innings for the win, while Carlos Marmol turned away the side in the ninth for his 18th save.

Blake Hawksworth surrendered seven hits and six runs over 4 1-3 innings in taking the loss for the Cardinals, who were +112 underdogs.

My handicapping software picks the St. Louis Cardinals to win, even though I am a staunch Cub fan.

Current streak:
St. Louis has lost 3 straight games.
Chicago has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
St. Louis: 54-44 SU
Chicago: 45-53 SU

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 5-5
After playing Chi Cubs are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
St. Louis is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing St. Louis

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk