10 OUT OF 10 CONSENSUS on the OVER Twins/Rays (AL TOY)

Both teams have been playing to several lower-scoring games of late, but we expect those trends to get broken in a big way here this evening. Minnesota has now seen the total go UNDER the number in four straight after yesterday's 7-0 series opening loss here. Note though that the Twins have seen the total go OVER the number in eight of their last 11 in trying to avenge a shutout road loss vs. an opponent. Tampa has won four straight, and it's seen the total go UNDER in seven of its last eight, including in four straight (despite that though, note that the Rays have still seen the total go OVER the number in five of their last seven after playing to three or more straight UNDERS in a row.) Lots of situational and trend-based reasons pointing to the OVER as the savvy call here for sure. Neither starter has been great. Pablo Lopez is a pedestrian 3-3 with a 4.54 ERA for the Twins, while Cooper Criswell is a poor 1-1 with a 6.11 ERA. Look for these two teams to eclipse the posted number sooner, rather than later. The play is the OVER.

Good luck, TIR