Bet the Rays-Yankees Series August 12-14

THERE IS A WEATHER DELAY FOR THIS GAME DUE TO RAIN - EXPECT CLEARING AFTER 8 PM LOCAL - You can bet the Rays-Yankees series for Friday through Sunday.  For Friday night’s game, New York is listed anywhere from -103 to +110 odds.  Tampa Bay had odds of -107 to -113 depending on the book.  The total was coming in at 8.5.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays RH Chris Archer (6-15, 4.26 ERA) vs. Yankees LH CC Sabathia (6-9, 4.18)

Tampa Bay is 4-10 in the last 14 meetings in New York but beware, CC Sabathia has the worst record against his opposing roster than any other slated starting pitcher this weekend, allowing 37 hits off of 100 at bats and a blistering 8 home runs combining to spell a .370 average.

Tampa has some hot bats right now with 1B-SS Brad Miller (12-for-33, three homers, nine RBIs) and 2B Forsythe (16-for-38, three homers) each have hit safely in eight of their last nine games.

Archer, meanwhile, is 5-3 with a 2.13 ERA in 11 career starts against New York – 3-1 with a 2.18 ERA at Yankee Stadium.

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com