Blue Jays vs. Rays Prediction
In search of their first win of the season, will the Blue Jays beat the Rays tonight at 7:10PM ET in Tampa?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Blue Jays are -117 money line favorites versus the Rays, who have odds of +107 to pull off the small upset at home. With Marcus Stroman set to face Blake Snell in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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Justin Smoak went 2-for-3 and scored a run for the Blue Jays but it wasn’t enough, as the Orioles recorded a double play in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded to preserve a 3-1 win. Smoak also singled and scored in the third inning, then led off the eighth with a ground rule double before being lifted for a pinch-runner.
Derek Norris went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored while also adding a stolen base in the Rays’ 4-1 win over the Yankees on Wednesday. His single in the second inning scored Logan Morrison and Mallex Smith. Norris is off to a good start after he was signed by the Rays just last week after being released by the Nationals.
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OUR PICK: The Bulue Jays are just 4-9 in Stroman’s last 13 starts versus a team with a winning record, are 2-6 in his last eight starts and are 2-7 in his last nine outings against division rivals. They’re also 1-10 in Stroman’s last 11 road starts and are 3-13 in his last 16 outings when their opponent that night allowed two runs or fewer in its previous game, as the Rays did last night in their 4-1 win over the Yankees.
THURSDAY MLB FREE PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS +107