Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays Prediction and Betting Odds. The 93-67 Toronto Blue Jays are set to take on the 78-82 Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida tonight October 3, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 6:10 PM

Wagering Odds
Moneylines: Blue Jays +100 / Rays -110
O/U: 7 runs

Pitching Match Up
Toronto: Marco Estrada (13-8, 3.15 ERA)
Tampa Bay: Chris Archer (12-13, 3.26 ERA)

In their last games: In Game 1 of this 3 game series yesterday the Blue Jays beat the Rays 8-4.

The Blue Jays head into Tampa Bay for the 2nd game of a 3 game series. The 13-8 Marco Estrada goes for the Blue Jays and the 12-13 Chris Archer goes for the Rays. The Rays open at -110 with a line sitting at 7 runs. The Blue Jays have clinched the AL East, but they still have a lot to play for, as they are tied with the Kansas City Royals for the best record in the AL and they hold the tiebreaker with them. Toronto snapped their 2 game losing streak in their last game and they have the Majors’ highest scoring team and rank 12th in team ERA. The Rays are out of the playoff picture and they had won 3 in a row before losing Game 1 of this series. They rank 26th in runs scored and 10th in team ERA.

Toronto at Tampa Bay Key Betting Trends

Toronto is 5-2 in their last 7 road games.
The Blue Jays are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. a team with a losing record
Toronto has an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.
Tampa Bay is 4-1 in their last 5 home games.
The Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Tampa Bay has an Over record of 12-5 in their last 17 home games vs. a right-handed starter.

Key Player Injuries

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Maicer Izturis 2B 60-Day Disabled List
Michael Saunders 60-Day Disabled List
Devon Travis 2B 60-Day Disabled List

TAMPA BAY RAYS
Jeff Beliveau P 60-Day Disabled List
Curt Casali C 15-Day Disabled List
Alex Cobb P 60-Day Disabled List
Grayson Garvin P 60-Day Disabled List
Desmond Jennings 15-Day Disabled List
Burch Smith P 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Pick (Moneyline)
Toronto: 60%
Tampa Bay: 40%

Free MLB Pick

Toronto starter Marco Estrada had a decent last outing when he went 7 innings and gave up 3 earned runs in a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The Blue Jays have won 5 of their last 6 games with him on the mound Estrada is 6-2 with a 2.63 ERA in his last 12 starts and in 2 starts against Tampa Bay this season he has pitched 21 scoreless innings in 2 starts and 2 appearances in relief. Rays’ starter Chris Archer is 0-3 with a 6.58 ERA in his last 5 starts and in his last outing he was tagged up for 9 earned runs in only 3 innings in a 10-9 loss to the Blue Jays. Before his less than stellar outing against Toronto he was 3-1 with a 0.93 ERA in his first 4 starts this season against them.

I have to take the Blue Jays in this one, as they still are playing for home field advantage in the AL playoffs and hit Archer hard in their last meeting last Saturday.

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