Blue Jays-Rays Vegas Betting Odds

If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Wednesday when the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field. The Blue Jays will give the ball to starter David Purcey in this one. Lefthander Purcey is 2-4 this season with a 6.55 ERA. It'll be Matt Garza toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Garza is 10-7 with a 3.71 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 200-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Vernon Wells went 3-for-5 with a homer and three runs batted in to lead the Blue Jays over the Rays 6-2 on Tuesday night. Toronto cashed as +105 road underdogs as the game played over the 7-run total listed by sportsbooks. Lyle Overbay was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Blue Jays, while winning pitcher Roy Halladay gave up two runs over six innings for Toronto. Eric Hinske went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Tampa Bay, as James Shields allowed four runs over 6 2-3 innings to take the loss for the Rays. Current streak: Tampa Bay has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Toronto: 68-63 SU Tampa Bay: 79-51 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After a win are 5-5 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 8-2 After a loss are 8-2 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Toronto's last 24 games when playing Tampa Bay Toronto is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto Tampa Bay is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games at home Next up: Tampa Bay home to Toronto, Thursday, August 28