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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Sahlen Field.
Right hander Luis Patino will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Patino is 1-1 this season with a 3.60 ERA.
Starting this game for the Blue Jays will be Alek Manoah. The right hander has a 3.34 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Rays as -108-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total opened at 9.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 7-2 loser as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Mariners at 175 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Rays were a 15-6 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Nationals. That made winners of bettors who got Washington at 113 on the moneyline, while the total score (21) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 47-34 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto:
Team record: 41-38 SU
Toronto is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games at home
Toronto is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Toronto Saturday, July 3