Rays vs. Blue Jays odds, tips and betting trends

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14 April 2023

Rays vs. Blue Jays odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, a matchup of AL East rivals is on the docket, with the Toronto Blue Jays (8-5) hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (13-0) at 7:07 PM ET.

The Rays are favored away from home (-137) versus the Blue Jays (+116). The starting pitchers are Drew Rasmussen (2-0) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Jose Berrios (0-2) for the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Rays won their last game against the Red Sox yesterday by a 9-3 score. Harold Ramirez went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI to lead them offensively. Kevin Kelly picked up the win on the strength of 2 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out two.

The Blue Jays fell to the Tigers 3-1 yesterday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the defeat, while Chris Bassitt took the loss on the mound, pitching six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out seven.

Before this Rays vs. Blue Jays showdown, here is what you need to get ready for Friday’s MLB action, including viewing options.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:22 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Rays (-137, bet $137 to win $100)
Underdog: Blue Jays (+116, bet $100 to win $116)
Over/under: 9.5

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Rays Stats and Trends

Rays Betting Records

The Rays have been listed as the favorite 13 times this season and have won all of those games.
Tampa Bay has been at least -137 moneyline favorites 12 times this season and won each of those games.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rays have a 57.8% chance to win.
Games involving Tampa Bay has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in nine of 13 chances this season.
The Rays are 12-1-0 against the spread this season.

Drew Rasmussen (Rays Probable Starter)

The Rays will send Rasmussen (2-0) out for his third start of the season.
The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics, when he threw seven scoreless innings while giving up one hit.
In two games this season, he has a .00 ERA and 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while opponents are hitting .071 against him.
Rasmussen is seeking his third quality start in a row.
Rasmussen will try to build on a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.5 frames per outing).
The opposing Blue Jays offense has a collective .284 batting average, and is first in the league with 133 total hits and fifth in MLB play with 68 runs scored. It has the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.427) and ranks 13th in home runs (15) in all of MLB.
This season, the 27-year-old ranks first in ERA (.00), first in WHIP (.231), and 19th in K/9 (10.4) among qualifying pitchers.

Rays Batting Stats

The Rays lead Major League Baseball in home runs with 32.
No MLB team has a better slugging percentage than Tampa Bay (.576) this season.
No team has a better batting average than the .287 AVG the Rays have posted this season.
Tampa Bay has scored the most runs (101) in baseball so far this year.
No team gets on base better than the Rays, who have a league-best .364 OBP this season.
Tampa Bay has shown patience at the plate this season with the fourth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.2) among MLB offenses.

Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

The Blue Jays have been underdogs in four games this season and have come away with the win two times (50%) in those contests.
Toronto has played as an underdog of +116 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 46.3% chance of pulling out a win.
Toronto’s games have gone over the total in seven of its 13 opportunities.
The Blue Jays are 6-7-0 against the spread in their 13 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

José Berríos (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

The Blue Jays will look to Berrios (0-2) to open the game and make his third start of the season.
In his last appearance on Sunday, the righty tossed four innings against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
In two games this season, he has an 11.17 ERA and 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are batting .349 against him.
Berrios will look to pick up his second game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.6 innings per appearance.
He will take the hill against a Rays offense that ranks fourth in the league with 124 total hits (on a .287 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .576 (first in the league) with 32 total home runs (first in MLB play).

Blue Jays Batting Stats

The Blue Jays rank 13th in MLB play with 15 total home runs.
So far this year, Toronto is 10th in the majors with a .427 slugging percentage.
The Blue Jays rank second in MLB with a .284 batting average.
Toronto is the fifth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 5.2 runs per game (68 total).
The Blue Jays’ .342 on-base percentage is sixth-best in baseball.

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