MLB Odds Twins vs Rays MLB Picks – August 2nd, 2010: Two of the hottest teams in baseball open a four game set tonight in St. Petersburg, Florida as the Twins and Rays meet for the fifth time this season. This evening's game is scheduled to get underway at 7:10pm ET at Tropicana Field. MLB Odds at online sportsbook SBGglobal.com have Tampa Bay listed as a -115 moneyline favorite and the game total set at 8.
Tampa Bay drew to within a game of the AL East leading Yankees over the weekend by taking two out of three against New 
York at Tropicana Field. The Rays stole the rubber match yesterday with a 3-0 victory, giving them their eighth win in the last nine games. During Tampa's current hot streak, the team has averaged 4.33 runs per game while giving up a meager 2.22 per outing.
Rays' skipper Joe Maddon will look to keep the club rolling with 23 year old Jeremy Hellickson, the team's top minor league prospect, on the hill. Tonight's outing will mark Hellickson's big league debut, but it is uncertain if he will stay in the rotation the remainder of the season. The Iowa native put together a 12-3 record at the Triple-A level prior to this week's call up.
Minnesota comes into tonight's game riding an eight game win streak, which has put it within a half game of the first place White Sox in the American League Central. The Twins have been rolling since the All-Star break, winning 13 of 17 since the Mid-summer Classic to give them four of their last five series.
Carl Pavano will attempt to make it nine in a row for Minnesota when he takes the ball tonight. Pavano, who is 13-6 in 21 starts with a 3.21 ERA, has been outstanding in his last three outings (all Twins victories), giving up just 17 hits and three earned runs in 23 innings pitched. The Twins are 9-1 in the 34 year old veteran's last 10 appearances with the only loss coming at home against the Rays (6.1 innings pitched, seven hits, two earned runs in the 4-5 loss).
MLB Odds Betting Trend: The Twins are 2-8 in their last 10 games as a road dog with a moneyline spread between 100 and 120. The Rays are 7-3 in their last 10 as a home favorite with a total between 7.5 and 8 (Under 7-3). The Rays are 8-2 in their last 10 as a home favorite versus an AL Central team with a total between 7.5 and 8.
SBGglobal.com MLB Odds Twins vs Rays MLB Picks – August 2nd, 2010:
Minnesota Twins +1.5 (-210), Over 8 (-110), +105 (Moneyline)
Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 (+175), Under 8 (-110), -115 (Moneyline)
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