Rays vs Blue Jays Baseball Betting

The division rival Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays are set to renew hostilities on Monday when they meet at Rogers Centre. The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Jeff Niemann in this game. Niemann has a 11-5 record and a 3.59 ERA this season. It'll be ace Roy Halladay toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Righthander Halladay is 13-6 with a 2.78 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays lost to Texas 4-0 as a -150 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). David Price took the loss for Tampa Bay after giving up three runs on three hits in seven innings. The Blue Jays defeated the Angels 8-3 as a -120 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10). Randy Ruiz drove in three runs for Toronto, while Travis Snider was 3-3 with a solo home run in the win. Team records: Tampa Bay: 67-56 SU Toronto: 57-65 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Toronto are 6-4 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a loss are 6-4 Toronto most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 13 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Tampa Bay, Tuesday, August 25