Rays vs. Twins Series Betting Pick, Line, DFS Plays – May 17
Gambling911.com has your Rays vs. Twins series betting line for Sunday afternoon.
The surprising 21-16 Twins are a +120 home underdog against the 20-18 Rays, who are coming in at -128. The total opened at 7.5 and has moved up to 8.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays RH Chris Archer (3-4, 2.59 ERA) vs. Twins RH Kyle Gibson (3-2, 2.70)
Archer is a crazy 3-0 with a 0.49 ERA all-time against the Twins.
Tori Hunter has had success against Archer, going 3-for-7 with a double and RBI.
Trevor Plouffe has at least one hit in seven of his last ten appearances and is 3-for-7 against Archer. We can see him getting at least one hit in this game but priced at $2700 he’s a bit steep for our liking.
Chris Archer is priced at $8900 and should be considered amongst your pitchers based on past performance against the Twins and the current day’s roster. There is nothing that stands out to us suggesting this game will be any different.
Gibson, on the other hand, is 3-0 at home this season but was 0-2 with a 12.54 ERA in two games versus Tampa Bay last year.
All but Asdrubal Cabrera have hit off of Gibson. Two on the roster have at least 7 at bats against him, including James Loney who has come alive over his last four outings.
Evan Longoria is 3-for-7 against Gibson with two RBIs.
The UNDER is 16-5 in Tampa Bay’s last 21 overall. The Rays have gone 15-5 in the last 20 meetings between these two teams but Minnesota has won the last two games in the series and four of the last seven, a strong indicator that the Twins are really starting to turn things around.
We like Tampa at -128 with Archer.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
