Tampa Bay Rays Open as Moneyline Underdog vs the Toronto Blue Jays

The Tampa Bay Rays pay a visit to Toronto on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Blue Jays bats in baseball betting action at Rogers Centre.

Drew Smyly, with a record of 3-11 on the season, gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays, while the Toronto Blue Jays trot Marco Estrada to the mound in this one. He is 7-4 so far in 2016.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

The Toronto Blue Jays were listed as -165 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 9 earlier at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 4.2-4.0 win for the Blue Jays on Tuesday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Toronto Blue Jays sport a record of 64-49 heading into this matchup, while the Tampa Bay Rays sit at 45-66 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Toronto vs Tampa Bay injuries news.

The Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays odds would favor the Rays if the betting lines were set according to our power ranks. Toronto is rated No. 12 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Tampa Bay is at No. 2.

Statistical Matchup

Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Toronto has baseball's No. 6-rated offensive output, at 8.42 hits per game. The Tampa Bay Rays average 8.04 hits per game, good for No. 28 on the list.

Toronto owns the No. 7 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Tampa Bay's No. 16-rated defense.