Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, tips and betting trends | August 3
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At Tropicana Field on Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Rays meet the Toronto Blue Jays (three straight victories) at 12:10 PM ET.
The Blue Jays are projected as a close favorite (-113 moneyline odds to win) against the Rays (-105). The scheduled starters are Yusei Kikuchi (4-5) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Jalen Beeks (1-1) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
Yesterday, the Blue Jays claimed a 3-1 win over the Rays, with Kevin Gausman (8.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 10 K) registering the win for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finished 2-for-4 with a double to lead the offensive attack. Drew Rasmussen (6.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 3 K) picked up the loss for the Rays.
Here’s everything you need to prepare for Wednesday’s Blue Jays vs. Rays contest, including viewing options.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 2:07 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Blue Jays (-113, bet $113 to win $100)
Underdog: Rays (-105, bet $105 to win $100)
Over/under: 8
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Blue Jays Stats and Trends Blue Jays Betting Records
The Blue Jays have won 49, or 58.3%, of the 84 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Toronto is 49-33 this season when entering a game favored by -113 or more on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have a 53.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Games involving Toronto have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 54 of 102 chances this season.
The Blue Jays are 47-55-0 against the spread in their 102 chances this season.
Yusei Kikuchi (Blue Jays Probable Starter)
The Blue Jays’ Kikuchi (4-5) will make his 18th start of the season.
The left-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw five innings against the Detroit Tigers, giving up one earned run while allowing two hits.
The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.89 and 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .240 in 17 games this season.
He has three quality starts in 17 chances this season.
Kikuchi has made seven starts of five or more innings in 17 chances this season, and averages 4.0 frames when he pitches.
The Rays are batting .239 this season, 21st in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .379 (23rd in the league) with 94 home runs.
The left-hander has allowed the Rays to go 4-for-21 with a home run and an RBI in six innings this season.
Blue Jays Batting Stats
The Blue Jays’ 132 home runs rank sixth in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 334 extra-base hits, the Blue Jays rank fourth in MLB with a .436 slugging percentage this season.
No team has a better batting average than the .265 AVG Toronto has posted this season.
The Blue Jays have scored 498 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
Toronto has an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks third in MLB.
The Blue Jays rank sixth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.7 whiffs per contest.
Rays Stats and Trends Rays Betting Records
The Rays have come away with 14 wins in the 33 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
Tampa Bay has a win-loss record of 13-18 when favored by -105 or worse by bookmakers this year.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 51.2% chance of pulling out a win.
Tampa Bay and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 103 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Rays are 45-58-0 against the spread in their 103 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Jalen Beeks (Rays Probable Starter)
Beeks makes the start for the Rays, his sixth of the season. He is 1-1 with a 2.36 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched.
His last time out came in relief on Sunday when the left-hander tossed two scoreless innings against the Cleveland Guardians without giving up a hit.
The 29-year-old has amassed a 2.36 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .214 to opposing hitters.
Beeks has yet to record a quality start so far this year.
Beeks, who averages 1.2 per outing, has not yet lasted five or more innings in a start this season (in five starts).
He will match up with a Blue Jays offense that is hitting .265 as a unit (first in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .436 (fourth in the league) with 132 total home runs (sixth in MLB action).
Head-to-head against the Blue Jays this season, Beeks has pitched one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
Rays Batting Stats
The Rays rank 23rd in MLB play with 94 total home runs.
So far this season, the Rays’ .379 slugging percentage ranks 23rd in the league.
Tampa Bay’s .239 batting average ranks 21st in MLB.
The offense for the Rays is the No. 23 offense in MLB play scoring 4.1 runs per game (421 total runs).
Tampa Bay ranks 22nd in baseball with a .306 on-base percentage.
The Rays strike out 8.9 times per game, the fifth-worst mark in the league.
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