Stop Playin’ – Rays To get First Win, Cash in Against Online MLB Betting Odds After Players-Only Meeting

Simple and plain, the Tampa Bay Rays are ready to stop playin’ BetOnline online MLB betting buffs!

No, not stop playing’ as in give up on the 2011 season, I mean, stop playin’ around for a team that is clearly far more talented than they’ve show in losing their first six regular season games.

The Rays will look to get a solid performance from James Shield while actually putting some runs on the board against Chicago’s John Danks – or Chicago’s mediocre bullpen – whichever comes first.

Tampa Bay at Chicago 8:10 PM ET

U.S. Cellular Field

TV: FSN-FL, WCIU

MLB Odds

Chicago White Sox -1½

Over/Under 7½

Analysis: The Rays fell to 0-6 by losing to the White Sox 5-1 on Thursday night as a +121 underdog against the BetOnline online MLB betting odds moneyline. The ChiSox scored three runs off of David Price while getting a fantastic performance from Edwin Jackson as the former Rays starter limited his ex-teammates to just one earned run on four hits n eight overpowering innings.

Tonight, the Rays will hand the ball to veteran right-hander James Shields (0-1, 2.46 ERA) hoping for a similar performance to his first start when he limited Baltimore to just two earned runs on four hits in 7.1 innings of Tampa Bay’s 3-1 loss on Saturday.

The White Sox will counter with southpaw starter John Danks (0-1, 3.00 ERA) who will look to get his first win despite tossing a very good game in his first start of the season. Danks limited the Cleveland Indians to two earned runs on six hits in six solid innings of Chicago’s 7-1 loss on Sunday as a -121 road favorite against the MLB betting odds moneyline.

Prediction: The Tampa Bay rays had a players-only meeting on Thursday night, led by veteran outfielder Johnny Damon and something tells me the Rays’ bats are going to awaken at some point very soon, like tonight.

As Damon correctly pointed out, Tampa Bay’s top six hitters are all mired in a head-scratching simultaneous funk the like of which the veteran has never seen before. Having said that, I agree with Damon when he says the Rays haven’t gotten a bloop single, a broken-bat hit or absolutely anything resembling a stroke of good luck.

Baseball fans and online MLB betting enthusiasts everywhere can expect the Rays to break out o their team-wide slump at some point very soon. The main thing is that the Rays have gotten some quality pitching so far and just need to string together a few hits. I like that to happen tonight in a narrow SU moneyline win against the online MLB betting odds!

MLB Pick: Tampa Bay Rays for the SU Moneyline Win