Rays vs. Blue Jays Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Friday, September 20, 2024

Sep 20, 2024

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The Toronto Blue Jays (73-80) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-106) in Friday’s contest with the Tampa Bay Rays (75-78). The game starts at 6:50 p.m. ET on SNET. The Blue Jays are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +158 odds.

Tampa Bay’s Tyler Alexander gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Jose Berrios.

Rays vs. Blue Jays Odds

Rays odds to win: -112

Blue Jays odds to win: -106

Spread: Blue Jays -1.5

Total: 7.5 runs

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Game Time and Information

Date: Friday, September 20, 2024

Time: 6:50 p.m. ET

TV: SNET

Who Will Win Rays vs. Blue Jays?

Rays and Blue Jays Betting Trends

The Rays ꦛhave gone 🎃35-31 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 53% of those games).

Tampa Bay has a 34-27 record (winning 55.7% of its games) when playing as mo��✨neyline favorites of -112 or shorter.

This seasoꦿn, the Blue Jays have been the underdog 79 tim♚es and won 28, or 35.4%, of those games.

Toronto has a record of 24-50 in games where💝 oddsmakers have it as uꦚnderdogs of at least -106 on the moneyline.

The Rays have combined w🔯ith opponents to go over the total 66 times this season for🐎 a 66-79-8 record against the over/under.

So far this season, the Blue Jays and their opponents 🍰have hit the over in 78 of their 152 games with a total.

Rays Stats & Insights

The Rays have the No. 29 offense in baseball scoring 3.8 runs🅰 per game (581 total runs).

Tampa Bay has hit ♛the fourth-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (140).

T🍬he Rays have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.231).

T🌱ampa Bay strikes out 9.2 times per game, the No. 25 maꦓrk in baseball.

The 🐠8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rays pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.

Tampa Bay has a 3.84 teamꦿ ERA that ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.

Blue Jays Stats & Insights

The Blue Jays rank 19th ♊in the majors with 647 total runs scored this season🥃.

Toronto ranks 25th in Majo꧋r League Baseball ༒with 153 home runs.

The Blue Jays have a teaཧm 🌜batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 16th among MLB teams.

Toronto has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the sixth-best strikeout rate (7.6 per game) among MLB o𓃲💛ffenses.

The Blue Jays have an🐼 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching st𒆙aff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.

Toronto pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.26 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in 💧MLB.

Rays Key Players to Watch

Alexander makes the start for 𒐪the Rays, his ▨eighth of the season. He is 6-5 with a 5.58 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 98 1/3 innings pitched.

Yandy Diaz is batting .283 with 65 RBI, both of which lead Tampa👍 Bay hitters this season.

Brandon Lowe is batting .244 with an OBP of .316 and a slugging percentage of 🅷.477 this season.

Christopher Morel’s 21 home runs lead all Tampa Bay hitters, and he’s slugging .354.

Jose Caballero has collected 96 hits this season and has an OBP of .285. He’s slugging .353 on the year.

Blue Jays Key Players to Watch

The Blue Jays will send Berri꧙os (16-9) to the mound for his 31st start this seasoဣn.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.🍎 has racked up a team-best batting average of .322,ꦐ and leads the Blue Jays in home runs (30) and runs batted in (99).

George Springer is b🌞atting .223 with 18 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 58 walks.

Ernie Cleඣment is hitting .261 with 20 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and ni♚ne walks.

Spencer Horwitz is hitting .275 with 19 doubles, 12 hom🉐🉐e runs and 38 walks.

Rays and Blue Jays Injuries

Rays: Richard Palacios: 10 Day IL (Knee), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Shane 🔥McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Bo Bichette: 10 Day IL (Finger), Jordan Romano: 60 Day IL (El😼bow), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Will Wagner: 60 Day IL (Knee), Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (Back)