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The Tampa Bay Rays will take the field against the Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) on Friday. The game begins at 6:50 PM ET on SNET, with the Rays listed as -124 favorites on the moneyline.
Tampa Bay’s Aaron Civale gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Chris Bassitt.
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Rays and Blue Jays Betting Trends (2023)
The Rays finished with an 86-47 record in games they were favored on the moneyline last season (winning 64.7% of those games).
When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -124 or shorter last year, Tampa Bay finished with a record of 77-35 (68.8%).
The Blue Jays won 23, or 52.3%, of the 44 games they played as underdogs last season.
Toronto had a record of 11-11, a 50% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +104 or more by sportsbooks last season.
The Rays played in 164 games with an over/under set, and combined with their opponents to go over the total 90 times (90-70-4).
The Blue Jays and their opponents hit the over in 71 of their 164 games with a total last season.
Rays Stats & Insights (2023)
Last season the Rays scored the fourth-most runs in baseball (860 total, 5.3 per game).
Tampa Bay averaged 1.4 home runs per game to rank sixth in the majors with 230 total home runs last season.
The Rays’ .260 batting average was third-best in the majors.
The club struck out 8.8 times per game, the No. 18 average in baseball.
The Rays pitching staff was fourth in the majors last season with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Tampa Bay had the fifth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.86).
Blue Jays Stats & Insights (2023)
The Blue Jays ranked 14th in the majors with 746 total runs scored last season.
Toronto hit 188 homers last season, which ranked 16th in the majors.
The Blue Jays had a team batting average of .256 last season, which ranked eighth among MLB teams.
Toronto showed patience at the plate last season, having the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (eight) among MLB offenses.
The Blue Jays struck out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
Toronto pitched to a 3.79 ERA last season, which ranked fourth in baseball.
Rays Key Players to Watch (2023)
Civale makes his first start of the season for the Rays.
Yandy Diaz finished last season with a .330 batting average while adding 22 home runs and 78 RBI.
Isaac Paredes slugged 31 homers and finished with 98 RBI.
Randy Arozarena finished with a .254 average, 23 home runs and 83 RBI last season.
Amed Rosario hit .263 with an OBP of .305, and a slugging percentage of .378.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch (2023)
Bassitt will make his first start of the season for the Blue Jays.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit 26 home runs last season while slugging .444.
Justin Turner made the most of his opportunities with 96 runs batted in while collecting 154 hits.
George Springer hit .258 last season with 25 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 60 walks.
Bo Bichette had a .306 batting average with 175 hits.
Rays and Blue Jays Injuries
Rays: Josh Lowe: 10 Day IL (Hip), Taylor Walls: 10 Day IL (Undisclosed), Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Jonny Deluca: 10 Day IL (Hand), Taj Bradley: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Shane Baz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Blue Jays: Danny Jansen: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Erik Swanson: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Jordan Romano: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Alek Manoah: 15 Day IL (Shoulder)
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