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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre.
Shane Baz will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Right hander Baz is 0-1 this season with a 3.38 ERA.
The Blue Jays will counter Baz with Ross Stripling. Right hander Stripling has a 3.12 ERA to go along with a 4-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jays as -125-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 9.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 11-5 result against the Rays on July 02. Bettors who backed the Rays at 110 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (16) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
The Rays were a 11-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made winners of bettors who got Tampa Bay at 110 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 42-36 SU
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Toronto:
Team record: 44-35 SU
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto's last 14 games
Toronto is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Boston Monday, July 4
Toronto at Oakland Monday, July 4