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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of left hander Jeffrey Springs in this game. Springs has a 7-4 record and a 2.54 ERA this season.
It'll be Alek Manoah toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Right hander Manoah is 14-7 with a 2.42 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jays as -149-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total opened at 8.
The Blue Jays were a 3-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Rays. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -160 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Tampa Bay, they were a 3-2 loser as they battled the Blue Jays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at -160 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 78-61 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 79-61 SU
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay at Toronto Tuesday, September 13