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The Toronto Blue Jays pay a visit to Tampa Bay on Friday, hoping to shut down the Rays bats in baseball betting action at Tropicana Field.
Drew Smyly gets the call for the Tampa Bay Rays and he will try to build on a 0-0 mark. In the other dugout, R.A. Dickey brings a 0-1 ledger to the game for the Toronto Blue Jays as he tries to quiet the Rays bats.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line
The Tampa Bay Rays were listed as -105 moneyline earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 8 earlier at Sportsbook.
Computer Prediction: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Pick
Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 5-3.3 win for the Blue Jays on Friday. Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 5-3.3 result in favor of the Blue Jays today. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Stats.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Tampa Bay Rays sport a record of 8-8 heading into this matchup, while the Toronto Blue Jays sit at 9-7 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Tampa Bay vs Toronto injuries news.
This game puts the Tampa Bay Rays, most recently No. 23 in Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Toronto Blue Jays, who rate a No. 7 in the latest survey.
How Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Stats Match Up
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Tampa Bay Rays No. 23-ranked scoring average of 3.75 runs per game, against a Toronto Blue Jays offense rated No. 1 and scoring 5.88 runs per game. The Rays have averaged 7.44 hits per game to date this season, less than the Blue Jays hitters have managed (8.62 per nine innings).
Defensively, Toronto features the No. 20-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.5 runs per game. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, comes in at No. 27 at home, scoring 2.78 runs per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Blue Jays enjoyed a 7-6 victory at the expense of the Orioles on Thursday, with Drew Hutchison throwing 8 innings of 4-hit ball at Rogers Centre.
Clay Buchholz fanned 10 Tampa Bay batters last time out, but Tampa Bay were able to or rally for a 2-1 win on Thursday at Tropicana Field.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Betting Odds Trends
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Toronto at Tampa Bay, Saturday, April 25th
