Rays vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 24, 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays (51-50) are favorites (-116) on the moneyline when they square off against the Toronto Blue Jays (45-55) Wednesday at 7:07 PM ET, live on BSSUN. Tampa Bay’s Zach Eflin and Toronto’s Yariel Rodriguez have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Moneyline

Rays to win vs Blue Jays -116

Bet $20, Payout $37.24

Rays vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rays (-116)
  • Underdog: Blue Jays (-104)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Rays vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

  • The Rays have won in 27, or 51.9%, of the 52 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
  • Tampa Bay has a record of 23-18 when favored by -116 or more this year.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 53.7% chance of walking away with the win.
  • The Blue Jays have won 30.2% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (13-30).
  • Toronto has gone 12-24 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer (33.3%).
  • The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Blue Jays a 51% chance to win.

Rays vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

  • Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in home runs (16) and runs batted in (51) this season while batting .250.
  • Among all hitters in MLB, Paredes’ home run total places him 38th and his RBI tally places him 44th.
  • Randy Arozarena is batting .209 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .392 this season.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays in home runs (17), runs batted in (60) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .293.
  • Guerrero ranks 31st in homers and 26th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
  • George Springer is hitting .229 with 15 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 39 walks.

Rays vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

  • The Rays have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
  • The Rays have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.21) in the majors this season.
  • The Rays rank 17th in MLB with a combined 1.262 WHIP this season.
  • The Blue Jays pitching staff is 21st in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Toronto’s 4.48 team ERA ranks 25th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Blue Jays have the 22nd-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.311).