Texas at Tampa Bay (10/07/2010)

Away:  Texas [91-72 SU]
Home:  Tampa Bay [96-67 SU]

Game Time: 2:30 PM
Stadium: Tropicana Field

Recent Meetings:
10/06/10 - TEX 5 vs. TB 1
08/18/10 - TEX 6 vs. TB 8
08/17/10 - TEX 1 vs. TB 10

Team Leaders:

Texas:
Home Runs: Josh Hamilton (32)
Batting Avg: Alexi Ogando (1.000)
Stolen Bases: Elvis Andrus (32)

Tampa Bay:
Home Runs: Carlos Pena (28)
Batting Avg: James Shields (.500)
Stolen Bases: Carl Crawford (48)

More:
Live Odds
In-Depth Matchup Information
Consensus Betting Information

Tampa  -whatever the number is

Tampa lost the first game, that won't happen in Game 2. Tampa needed a wake up call and boy did they get one.

Tampa 4  Texas 2

Rays aren't gonna lose both home games and Shields is solid at home.

RAYS ML

Shields is nothing short of horrible !!!!

Texas wins game 2 and series in 4

Texas + 108

That's right, every stat pointed towards Tampa last night and look what happened (I pobviously took Texas), they were lucky to get 1 run, their bats are HORRIBLE! Averaging like 2 runs per game their last 10 games. If the Rays can't score 3 runs tonight, THEY WILL LOSE AGAIN. So the smart thing to do is take Texas before the game starts at + money, and then wager the game live if you need to.

Get out the Brooms... Tampa can't score and Texas is on a roll.

But... On the other side of the coin

Wilson, has gone 1/3 with a 5.85 ERA since the start of September, prompting questions about his increased workload. Wilson's 204 innings are 130 more than he threw in 2009.

The left-hander struggled in his lone start against the Rays this year, walking four and allowing five runs -- three earned -- in five innings, although he got plenty of run support in a 9-6 victory June 4 in Arlington.

You got to think here? If Texas is so damn good then why in the hell are they NOT favored here???

Well, like I said yesterday, Tampa strikes out too much.  Give me Wilson, a pretty decent strike out pitcher, against this lineup today.

Wilson is 4-5 on the road, but he has a better road ERA (2.91 ish) than at home.  So if Texas' lineup can get to Shields and make him work early, I think Texas takes this game again today.

TEXAS +108