Rays vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 21, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (73-80) will lean on Vladimir Guerrero Jr., following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (75-78) on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET on BSSUN. The Blue Jays are +116 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers. Taj Bradley will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Toronto will counter with Yariel Rodriguez.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Rays vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rays (-137)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+116)
• Over/under: 7.5

Rays vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Rays have won in 34, or 51.5%, of the 66 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 14-13 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -137 or more on the moneyline.
• The Rays have an implied victory probability of 57.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Blue Jays have been the underdog on the moneyline 77 total times this season. They’ve gone 27-50 in those games.
• Toronto has a 15-18 record (winning 45.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Blue Jays’ implied win probability is 46.3%.

Rays vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.283) and runs batted in (65) this season while also slugging 14 homers.
• Among hitters in baseball, Diaz is 132nd in homers and 78th in RBI.
• Brandon Lowe is batting .244 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of .477 this season.
• Guerrero leads the Blue Jays with 30 home runs and 99 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .322.
• Guerrero is 18th in homers and 12th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• George Springer has 18 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 58 walks while batting .223.

Rays vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Rays strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
• The Rays have pitched to a 3.84 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined 1.208 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Toronto has a 4.26 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays average MLB’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.267).