Blue Jays vs. Rays Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups September 26, 2025

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The Toronto Blue Jays (91-68) and the Tampa Bay Rays (77-82) square off on Friday at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays are moneyline favorites (-186) against the underdog Rays (+154). Shane Bieber starts for Toronto while Tampa Bay will counter with Adrian Houser.

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Blue Jays to win vs Rays -186

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Blue Jays vs. Rays betting lines

  • Favorite: Blue Jays (-186)
  • Underdog: Rays (+154)
  • Over/under: 8

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

  • The Blue Jays have been favored on the moneyline 83 total times this season. They’ve gone 48-35 in those games.
  • Toronto has a 10-3 record (winning 76.9% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -186 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Blue Jays have an implied win probability of 65%.
  • Toronto has had an over/under set by bookmakers 158 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 84 of those games (84-66-8).
  • The Blue Jays have gone 88-70-0 ATS this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting .295 with 34 doubles, 23 home runs and 81 walks.
  • Among hitters in baseball, Guerrero ranks 58th in home runs and 44th in RBI.
  • George Springer has hit 31 home runs to lead his team.
  • Springer ranks 18th in home runs and 48th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
  • Ernie Clement has 34 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 26 walks while hitting .274.
  • Alejandro Kirk is hitting .280 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 48 walks.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

  • The Blue Jays pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Toronto’s 4.23 team ERA ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Blue Jays average baseball’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.273).
  • Blue Jays pitchers combine to surrender 206 total home runs at a rate of 1.3 per game (25th-fewest in the majors).
  • In its 6-1 win last time out, Toronto struck out eight Red Sox batters while allowing four hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

  • The Rays have been underdogs in 78 games this season and won 33 (42.3%) of those contests.
  • Tampa Bay has a record of 1-3 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +154 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 39.4% chance of a victory for the Rays.
  • Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 70 of 159 chances this season.
  • The Rays are 73-86-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

  • Junior Caminero leads Tampa Bay in home runs with 44 and runs batted in with 109.
  • Caminero’s home run total ranks sixth in the majors, and he is seventh in RBI.
  • Yandy Diaz is batting .302 to lead Tampa Bay, while adding 25 homers and 83 runs batted in this season.
  • Among all major league hitters, Diaz is 46th in home runs and 44th in RBI.
  • Brandon Lowe has 129 hits this season and a slash line of .258/.308/.482.
  • Chandler Simpson has collected 121 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .349 on the year.
  • Simpson has safely hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .364 with a double and two RBIs.

Rays pitching rankings

  • The Rays have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, fifth-best in baseball.
  • Tampa Bay has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
  • Rays pitchers have a 1.214 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
  • The Rays have allowed the 23rd-fewest home runs this season with 199, or 1.3 per game.
  • Tampa Bay suffered a 6-5 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out 13 Orioles batters while allowing nine hits.
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