Can Rays bounce back vs. Jays?
The Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays continue their opening-week series today at 7:10PM ET. Which team will walk away with the win?
Toronto has R.A. Dickey taking the mound today to face Drew Smyly of the Rays. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Rays are the slight favorite at home, as they are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Blue Jays are getting odds of +105 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 7.5 runs.
The Blue Jays were 93-69 in 2015 with a 40-41 record on the road. Tampa Bay was just 80-82 on the season in 2015 with a 42-42 record at home. Toronto was able to win the series opener on Sunday, 5-3 despite being an underdog. The Jays have won six of their last eight against the Rays and the two have pushed or hit the over in seven straight meetings.
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The Jays bring some big bats to the table, but the Rays have been pretty good with Smyly on the mound. Tampa was 6-1 in Smyly’s last 7 home starts and 9-2 in his last 11 starts against divisional opponents. Overall, they are 12-4 in his last 16 outings. Toronto is just 5-13 in their last 18 games when Dickey faces division opponents. With Tampa dropping the first, look for them to bounce back and not open up the door for a sweep in their first home series.
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