Rays vs. Blue Jays Prediction and Odds for Monday, September 12 (Tampa Bay Undervalued)

First off, massive props to anyone who had bet the Baltimore Orioles to win the American League East last season. I don't mean people who wagered a half-unit on an underdog. Instead, anyone who did the work, saw the Orioles, had a legitimate chance and played a sizable bet online. As a lifelong fan of the AL East, I was stunned that the Orioles…

The Baltimore Orioles added to their lead over the Tampa Bay Rays at the top of the AL East standings. Which of these teams will come out on top in the division? Stay ahead of the game and elevate your sports betting experience with SportsGrid andour daily MLB Game Picks. The oddsmakers' disrespect of the Baltimore Orioles was real to begin the…

With the Toronto Blue Jays sitting at 45-40 entering the day, things aren't going exactly as planned, but playoff hopes are not yet lost for the club. All year long so far, it's consistently felt like this is a team that could throw together a nice win streak at any point to make up some serious ground in the AL East. The Athletic recently released…

The Toronto Blue Jays (25-22) open a 4-game divisional series with the Tampa Bay Rays (34-14) Monday at Tropicana Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Blue Jays vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets. Season series: Blue Jays lead series 2-1 The…

The Yankees will face off against the Toronto Blue Jays in the final game of a four-game series. The Yankees handily won the first two games of this series, but the Blue Jays won game three 3-0 in ten innings. The Yankees are in fourth place in the AL East with a 25-20 record. A win would push them within striking distance of third place and could…

After a month of Major League Baseball in the books, there have been teams dramatically outperforming expectations. Whether it has been the lineup, rotation, bullpen, or a combination of all three, these teams seem poised to make a deep run in October. The Astros and Yankees have been sluggish and dealing with injuries. Teams like the Rangers and…

The Toronto Blue Jays will open the 2023 campaign in St. Louis against the Cardinals on Thursday. Before the season kicks off, let's make three bold predictions about the Blue Jays in the months ahead. Thanks to a rash of injuries for the New York Yankees to open the campaign and a stacked lineup in Toronto that was made even stronger…

The American League East was won by a healthy seven-game margin last season, but we could be looking at a closer race this year. The latest: The New York Yankees are favoured to win the AL East for the third time in five seasons, while the Tampa Bay Rays could bounce back after an off-year in 2022. The Toronto Blue Jays are in the mix after some…

The Toronto Blue Jays spoiled the New York Yankees' chances of clinching the AL East division with a walk-off win on Monday night, and they'll look to replicate that performance on Tuesday. The Yankees' bats went quiet against Kevin Gausman and company on Monday, but they have a much easier matchup on Tuesday against the struggling Jose Berrios…

TORONTO - The New York Yankees were hoping to pop champagne corks and have a blast spraying one another in celebration of their first division title in three years Monday night. They also hoped to see some baseball history they've been waiting on for almost a full week. The Toronto Blue Jays didn't cooperate. They kept Aaron Judge in the ballpark…

NEW YORK - The Cleveland Indians turned into the Cleveland Guardians this season and reverted back to division powerhouse after missing the playoffs last year. A late-season surge culminated with a division title on Sunday when the Guardians clinched the AL Central with a 10-4 win in Texas and the second-place Chicago White Sox falling 4-1 to the…

The longest postseason drought in the majors could be over soon. With the regular down to a week and a half, the Seattle Mariners have a four-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for the third American League Wild Card. Out of the playoffs since their MLB record-tying 116-win season in 2001, Mariners added to their lead on Saturday. They rallied…

NEW YORK - The Mets finally have a wee bit of breathing room in the NL East standings with the regular season less than two weeks from over. The Mets rolled to a 9-2 win in Oakland on Friday night to hike their lead to 2 ½ games over the second-place Braves, who were whipped 9-1 in Philadelphia. The Yankees had a good night, too, by beating the Red…

The Blue Jays are in pretty good shape when it comes to October baseball. Per Fangraphs' postseason odds, the Jays have a 99.9% chance of making it to the MLB playoffs. It's not locked up yet, and won't be until they mathematically clinch, but all signs point to more than 162 Blue Jays games this year. That doesn't mean the Jays don't have anything…

MILWAUKEE - The Houston Astros clinched a playoff berth over the weekend and the AL West title will be next. The Astros' magic number is down to one, so they can wrap up the division on Monday with a victory at Tampa Bay or a Mariners' road loss to the Angels. When the Astros' clinch, they'll make it three division titles in a row and six in the…

MILWAUKEE - With the MLB regular season down to 2 ½ weeks, we've got some good pennant races going on. The Mets are still just a game up the Braves in the NL East after both clubs won on Saturday and the Blue Jays are making a run at the AL East-leading Yankees, whose lead going into Sunday is 4 ½ games after being at 6 ½ heading into the…

MILWAUKEE - The Houston Astros will be in the playoffs for the sixth year in a row. The Astros blanked the Athletics 5-0 on Friday night to become the first American League team to clinch a postseason berth. So far, the only other club guaranteed is the NL West champion Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Yankees' AL East lead was sliced to 5 ½ games by virtue…

The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays are in the middle of a battle to not only hold on to their wild card spots, but potentially catch the slumping New York Yankees atop the AL East. The Blue Jays lead the five-game series 2-1, and the fourth game is set to begin at 7:07 p.m. ET tonight. Drew Rasmussen (2.57 ERA) gets the start for the Rays as…

The Los Angeles Dodgers wrongly were told on Sunday that they'd clinched a playoff berth, then MLB informed them that their magic number still was one due to a potential three-way tie for a National League Wild Card. No biggie. All that did was force the Dodgers to wait a day to become the first club to clinch. They did it Monday night by shutting…

Dethroned last season, the Los Angeles Dodgers are closing in on a ninth NL West title in 10 seasons. They beat the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night to maintain their 19-game division lead on the second-place San Diego Padres and reduce their magic number to seven. Before wrapping that up, the Dodgers probably will become the first club to…

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays won again in Boston on Tuesday night to keep the pressure on the Yankees, who were rained out and lost a half game in the American League East standings. The Yankees' lead over Tampa Bay was 15 ½ games on July 8. It's now 4 1/2 games with four weeks to go and the teams meet up again three more times this weekend at…

The New York Yankees will be at home to face the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. These American League East foes square off in a three-game set with both clubs marching toward the playoffs. The Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Sunday, moving to 72-43 on the year. The Rays are now 60-53 on the season after their 4-1 win over the Baltimore…

The Tampa Bay Rays (89-55) meet the Toronto Blue Jays (81-63) Tuesday for the second game of their three-game set at Rogers Centre. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET. Let's analyze the lines around the Rays vs. Blue Jays odds with MLB picks and predictions. Season series: Rays lead 8-6. RHP Drew Rasmussen gets the nod for the Rays.…