The Tampa Bay Rays (23-26) host the Toronto Blue Jays (24-24) on Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Rays are favored on the moneyline (-146) against the underdog Blue Jays (+124). Tampa Bay has Drew Rasmussen projected to start, while Toronto has not named a starter.

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Rays vs. Blue Jays betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-146)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+124)
• Over/under: 9

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 12 of the 27 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (44.4%).
• Tampa Bay has a 5-6 record (winning 45.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -146 or shorter.
• The Rays have a 59.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• In the 49 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Tampa Bay, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 19 times (19-28-2).
• The Rays have gone 21-28-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Yandy Diaz has a team-best 27 runs batted in.
• In baseball, Diaz ranks 67th in home runs and 45th in RBI.
• Diaz brings a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is batting .244 with a double, two home runs, two walks and 10 RBIs.
• Jonathan Aranda is batting .306 to lead his team.
• Aranda currently ranks 86th in homers and 71st in RBI in the bigs.
• Aranda takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .235 with a walk and four RBIs.
• Junior Caminero has a team-best eight homers.
• Brandon Lowe has hit eight home runs to lead his team.
• Lowe has safely hit in five games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .313 with a double, a home run, three walks and an RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rays pitching staff ranks 25th in MLB.
• Tampa Bay’s 3.88 team ERA ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Rays pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in MLB (1.216).
• The Rays surrender the second-most home runs in baseball (70 total, 1.4 per game).
• Tampa Bay struck out 12 Astros batters while giving up seven hits in an 8-4 win in its last game.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• The Blue Jays have been underdogs in 28 games this season and won 14 (50%) of those contests.
• Toronto has a record of 2-2 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +124 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have a 44.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 23 of its 47 opportunities.
• The Blue Jays are 30-17-0 against the spread this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been key for Toronto with 51 hits, an OBP of .389 plus a slugging percentage of .433.
• Among all batters in the majors, Guerrero’s home run total is 86th, and his RBI total is 89th.
• Guerrero enters this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .222 with a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Bo Bichette leads Toronto in batting average (.288) and runs batted in (24) this season while also slugging four homers.
• Bichette is 149th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 71st in RBI.
• George Springer is slashing .264/.374/.458 this season for the Blue Jays.
• Alejandro Kirk is batting .277 with an OBP of .313 and a slugging percentage of .369 this season.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the majors.
• Toronto has the 21st-ranked ERA (4.14) in the majors this season.
• The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.223 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• With 68 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Toronto pitchers struck out 10 Padres batters while allowing five hits in a 14-0 win last time out.