Indians vs Rays Odds: MLB Baseball Betting

The Cleveland Indians continue their four game set vs the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night at 7:10pm EST from Tropicana Field. Online sportsbooks have the Rays -250 MLB baseball betting favorites in picks vs the Indians +225 while the over/under sports odds total is sitting at 9 OVER (-120). The Rays will send righthander Matt Garza to the mound with a 4.30 ERA and 9-5 record this year while the Indians will counter with lefthander Aaron Laffey who has gone 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA. The Rays took game 1 of the series 5-2 at home on Thursday before the Rays bats stormed back winning 9-3 on Friday night as +180 underdogs in MLB odds while the baseball betting total flew OVER the 8 posted at sportsbooks.

Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields was roughed up over 6 and1/3 innings giving up six hits and four runs on Friday night. James Nix nailed a 391-ft left field homerun off in the fifth inning to go 2-4 for his last at-bats vs Shields with those two hits being homers. "He's a good pitcher," Nix said after the win. "Just got a couple pitches that I've able to put the barrel on." Jhonny Peralta ripped a 372-ft homer in the eighth inning to score Carlos Santana and Austin Kearns and secure the win for Cleveland. Carlos Pena did supply a little offense for the Rays with a 447-ft centerfield homerun in the ninth inning but it was a little too late.

Heading into tonight's MLB odds, the Indians have gone 34-52 on the season, 5-5 when playing on Saturday and 5-5 after a win. Cleveland is 1-6 in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay, 3-10 in their last 13 games on the road and 2-4 in their last 6 games overall. The Rays have gone 52-34 on the season, 3-7 when playing on Saturday and 5-5 after a loss. Tampa Bay is 6-1 in their last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland, 4-1 in their last 5 games at home and 6-1 in their last 7 games overall.

Vegas MLB Picks: 9 OVER (-120)