Play of the Day for Tuesday:
Last week we faded the Yankees with Nova on the mound and scored a big win with the White Sox +170. However today, circumstances are much different and I believe the Yankees will win tonight. Nova is a very solid road pitcher. He's got a very respectable 3.44 ERA away from home and the key here is his dominance against Tampa Bay in his career, a solid 2.82 ERA against the Rays. Another important factor to consider is the Rays bats currently. Their offense has gone terribly stale the last several games. There is absolutely no one on this lineup that is intimidating. The Rays will have to beat the Yankees with small ball which I don't believe will be effective against the powerful Yankees lineup. Don't get too greedy or cute by taking the -1.5 run line. Book the safer win here as -120 is a great number given the circumstances tonight.
For the Rays, they have a respectable pitcher in Shields on the mound. Shields does have the potential to shut out a team but the savvy veteran has been very unreliable for over two months now. At times brilliant and most of the time, very unstable. Coupled with the fact that the Yankees has seen so much of Shields over the years, that could be the factor that spells doom for him tonight.
Yankees will take one tonight in Tampa....it's a solid play.
-------------------------------YANKEES -120 --------------------------------------
(no parlays tonight, best of luck everyone)
Wager Type : Money Line
Wager Status : PendingRisk / To Win Amount : 1,000.00 / 840.34(USD)
Accepted : 7/3/2012 11:08AM - PST
Sport / Period : MLB Baseball / Game
Selection : New York Yankees
Time : 7/3/2012 4:10:01PM - (PST)
Line : -120
Pitchers : I. Nova - R - Must Pitch / J. Shields - R - Must Pitch
Game Notes : (MLB)