Blue Jays vs. Rays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 14, 2025

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Daulton Varsho leads the Toronto Blue Jays (20-21) into a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays (19-22) after his two-home run outing in an 11-9 loss to the Rays. The Blue Jays are favored on the moneyline (-147) in this game against the underdog Rays (+124), which begins at 7:07 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Toronto’s Chris Bassitt starts against Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot.

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Blue Jays to win vs Rays -147

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Blue Jays vs. Rays betting lines

  • Favorite: Blue Jays (-147)
  • Underdog: Rays (+124)
  • Over/under: 8

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

  • The Blue Jays have compiled a 7-7 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 50% of those games).
  • Toronto has gone 3-1 (winning 75% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -147 or shorter.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Blue Jays have an implied win probability of 59.5%.
  • Toronto has played in 40 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-18-1).
  • The Blue Jays have a 25-15-0 record ATS this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

  • Bo Bichette paces the Blue Jays with 21 runs batted in.
  • Among hitters in MLB, Bichette ranks 157th in home runs and 60th in RBI.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .284 with eight doubles, four home runs and 24 walks.
  • Guerrero ranks 129th in home runs among batters in MLB and 87th in RBI.
  • Guerrero enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a double, five walks and an RBI.
  • George Springer has racked up a team-best batting average of .289, and paces the Blue Jays in home runs (five).
  • Anthony Santander has hit five home runs to pace his team.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

  • The Blue Jays pitching staff ranks third in the majors with a collective 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Toronto’s 4.41 team ERA ranks 23rd across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Blue Jays average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.245).
  • The Blue Jays give up the most home runs in baseball (60 total, 1.5 per game).
  • Toronto struck out eight Rays batters while allowing 10 hits in an 11-9 loss in its last game.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have entered the game as underdogs 19 times this season and won nine, or 47.4%, of those games.
  • Tampa Bay has entered 10 games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 4-6 in those contests.
  • The Rays have a 44.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
  • So far this season, Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 16 of its 41 games with a total.
  • The Rays are 18-23-0 ATS in their 41 games with a spread this season.

Rays hitting info

  • Jonathan Aranda leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.339) and runs batted in (20) this season while also slugging six homers.
  • Aranda is 63rd in home runs and 75th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
  • Aranda brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .471 with a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
  • Junior Caminero is batting .247 this season with a team-high eight home runs and 20 RBI.
  • Among all major league hitters, Caminero is 32nd in homers and 75th in RBI.
  • Kameron Misner is slashing .257/.308/.422 this season for the Rays.
  • Misner has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .176 with two walks.
  • Brandon Lowe leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in (20) this season. He’s batting .199 while slugging .312.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays strike out 7.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
  • Tampa Bay has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
  • Rays pitchers have a 1.203 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
  • With 58 homers allowed, the Rays rank 26th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Tampa Bay pitchers struck out 11 Blue Jays batters while allowing 10 hits in an 11-9 win last time out.
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