The Bombers have won five straight +5.6. Tampa has lost four in a row. Wow, Erik Bedard is on a 12-game team losing streak. Yes, he is making his 2014 debut, but this is a tough spot to break the substantial streak. The Yanks have beaten him four straight. In three starts Hiroki Kuroda has 3.86 ERA and WHIP of 1.125.

When a team has their odds at +/- 125 and an AL squad averaging 4.7 or fewer runs per game after allowing eight or more runs they are 700-533, +113.8 units. Road team is 5-0 in the series. Last five games NYY has a slugging percentage of .584 to just .314 for Tampa. In their last 10 games it is .515 to .305.