Jays vs. Rays Pick
Can the Tampa Bay Rays complete a surprise sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays when they meet today at 1:10PM ET?
The Rays have Chris Archer on the mound to face J.A. Happ of the Blue Jays. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Toronto is favored on the road. The Jays are getting odds of -115 to win, while the Rays have odds of +105 to win. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 7.5 runs.
Toronto is 76-59 overall, 36-31 on the road and 74-55-6 with the under. Tampa Bay is 58-76 overall, 34-37 at home and 65-62-7 with the over. The Rays have taken the first two games in this weekend series and the two have hit the over in seven of their last eight meetings.
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The Rays have had some success against the Jays this year, winning six of the last eight meetings. Now they have their ace on the mound in Archer to go head-to-head with Happ, who is struggling right now. Happ has given up 11 runs over his last three outings while Archer has allowed just four while striking out 25. Look for Archer to continue his strong run and lift the Rays to a minor upset.
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