Tampa Bay is 7-3 in its last 10 games at Toronto and OVER bettors have profited in five straight meetings here.
So there's plenty of MLB betting interest as the Rays and Jays hook up Thursday.
Jeremy Hellickson gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Rays on this day; he's 1-0 on the season. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, will counter with Henderson Alvarez, who will be looking to improve on his 0-0 mark.
View Tampa Bay vs Toronto Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Tampa Bay before the first pitch in this match will find them as +130-moneyline underdogs at Sportsbook. They will see an Sportsbook total of 8.5 over at Sportsbook.
Power Rankings:
The Blue Jays - Rays odds would favor the Blue Jays if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Toronto is rated No. 4 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while Tampa Bay is at No. 9 in the American League.
How They Match Up:
At the plate, Toronto owns the No. 10 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.6 per game. By contrast, the Rays are rated No. 11 in the same category at 8.4 per game.
Toronto owns the American League's No. 7 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Tampa Bay's American League No. 12-rated defense.
The Rays were a 12-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Tampa Bay at +100 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors. Tampa Bay routed Toronto on Wednesday by a 12-2 score at Rogers Centre, plating runs all day in baseball betting action.
Tampa Bay Rays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Minnesota are 8-2
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 6-4
Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 7-3
After playing Tampa Bay are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6
A few Rays at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Minnesota, Friday, April 20
Toronto at Kansas City, Friday, April 20
