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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre.
Left hander Jeffrey Springs will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Springs is 3-2 this season with a 2.25 ERA.
It'll be Yusei Kikuchi toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Left hander Kikuchi is 2-4 with a 5.08 ERA so far this season.
Toronto was a 6-5 loser in its last match on the road against the Red Sox. They lost as -175 favorites, while the total score of 11 made winners of OVER bettors.
In their last action, Tampa Bay was a 5-3 loser on the road against the Brewers. Bettors on Milwaukee at 110 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent PUSH bettors home happy as well.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 40-34 SU
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 42-33 SU
Toronto is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games
Toronto is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Toronto Friday, July 1