Blue Jays vs. Rays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 23, 2024

Following a two-homer game in a win over the Tigers, George Springer leads the Toronto Blue Jays (45-54) into action as -161 favorites against the Tampa Bay Rays (50-49). First pitch from Rogers Centre at 7:07 PM ET on Tuesday, live on BSSUN. Toronto’s Jose Berrios gets the start, and he’ll go against Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot.

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Blue Jays vs. Rays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-161)
• Underdog: Rays (+136)
• Over/under: 8.5

Blue Jays vs. Rays Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been victorious in 31, or 56.4%, of the 55 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Toronto has come away with a win 13 times in 18 chances when named as a favorite of at least -161 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 61.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Rays have won 46.5% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (20-23).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer, Tampa Bay has a 4-5 record (winning 44.4% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rays have an implied win probability of 42.4%.

Blue Jays vs. Rays Hitting Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in home runs with 16, runs batted in with 59 and his batting average of .292 is also best on his team.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Guerrero’s home run total ranks him 35th and his RBI tally ranks him 25th.
• Springer is batting .231 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
• Isaac Paredes has put up a team-high 16 home runs and 51 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Paredes is 35th in homers and 42nd in RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has 18 doubles, 15 home runs and 42 walks while batting .212.

Blue Jays vs. Rays Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
• The Blue Jays have pitched to a 4.47 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• The Blue Jays rank 22nd in MLB with a combined 1.310 WHIP this season.
• The Rays pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay’s 4.18 team ERA ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Rays combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.258).