Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

David Peralta will try to collect his 100th hit (he has 99) when the Tampa Bay Rays (79-63) play the Toronto Blue Jays (81-62) at 3:07 PM ET on Thursday.

The Rays (+120 underdog on the moneyline to win) visit the Blue Jays (-141). The Blue Jays will give the ball to Kevin Gausman (12-9) versus the Rays and Shane McClanahan. The over/under in the game is set at 7.5 total runs.

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Blue Jays vs. Rays Last 10 Games Betting Performance

Blue Jays

Toronto went 7-2 across the nine games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups, the Blue Jays and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
Toronto has a 5-5-0 record against the spread over its past 10 games.

Rays

Tampa Bay has played as the underdog in five of its past 10 games and has won one of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Rays and their opponents have failed to hit the over six times.
Tampa Bay has a record of 4-6-0 ATS over its last 10 games.

Blue Jays vs. Rays Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Kevin Gausman

The Blue Jays are 9-17-0 ATS in Gausman’s 26 starts that had a set spread.
The Blue Jays are 16-10 in Gausman’s 26 starts this season with Toronto as the moneyline favorite.
In Gausman’s 27 starts, his team is 16-11.
Gausman has had 26 starts with a set total this season, and the teams combined go over the total in 14 of those games.

Projected starter: Shane McClanahan

The left-hander did not appear in a game when his team was the moneyline underdog last season.

Blue Jays Batting Leaders

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a team-high 28 home runs.
Among hitters in MLB play, Guerrero ranks 16th in homers and 20th in RBI.
Guerrero enters this game on an eight-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .239 with four doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
Bo Bichette’s 88 runs batted in lead his team.
Bichette ranks 33rd in home runs among hitters in baseball and 15th in RBI.
Bichette has hit safely in seven games in a row. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .465 with six doubles, a triple, six home runs, two walks and 15 RBI.
George Springer is batting .261 with 19 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 50 walks.
Springer has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .176 with a home run, four walks and two RBI.
Alejandro Kirk is hitting .295 to pace his team.

Rays Batting Leaders

Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay with a .295 batting average. He’s also hit eight homers and has 51 RBI.
Among all hitters in MLB, Diaz ranks 201st in homers and 117th in RBI.
Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in home runs (19) and runs batted in (78) this season while batting .265.
Arozarena is 61st in homers and 31st in RBI among all major league hitters this year.
Harold Ramirez has 108 hits this season and a slash line of .318/.360/.429.
Ramirez brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
Peralta is batting .252 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .430 this season.