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A winning streak will be on the line for the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday when they battle the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
Righthander Carlos Villanueva will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Villanueva is 5-2 this season with a 4.33 ERA.
Villanueva's opponent in this one will be James Shields. The Rays righthander has a 3.03 ERA to go along with a 9-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 3-1 winner as they battled the Rays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at +130 were rewarded, while the 4 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Current streak:
Toronto has won 2 straight games.
Toronto has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 56-53 SU
Tampa Bay: 56-52 SU
Toronto: 56-53 SU
Tampa Bay: 56-52 SU
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Toronto, Thursday, August 4
Tampa Bay home to Toronto, Thursday, August 4
