Courtesy of OddsShark.com: If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays meet at Rogers Centre. Righthander Matt Garza will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Garza is 5-3 this season with a 2.97 ERA. Garza's opponent in this one will be Brandon Morrow. The Blue Jays righthander has a 6.66 ERA to go along with a 3-4 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. The Rays lost to the White Sox 8-5 as a -175 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8). Ben Zobrist homered and drove in two runs for The Blue Jays defeated Ricky Romero pitched a complete-game six hitter, allowing one run with seven strikeouts for Current streak: Team records: Toronto: 30-22 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 8-2 Before playing Toronto are 8-2 After playing Chi White Sox 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 Baltimore are 6-4 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Next up: Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping. |