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The
Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a
victory on Thursday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
Lefthander
Brett Cecil will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game.
Cecil is 4-4 this season with a 4.34 ERA.
It'll
be Wade Davis toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest.
Righthander Davis is 8-7 with a 4.62 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Rays listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the
Blue Jays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
Last
time out for Toronto, they were a 9-1 loser as they battled the Rays
on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Rays at -156 were
rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals
bettors.
Team
records:
Toronto: 56-54 SU
Tampa Bay: 57-52 SU
Toronto
most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing
Baltimore are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss
are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Thursday
are 3-7
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Toronto
are 7-3
After a win are 2-8
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's
last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total
has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Tampa
Bay
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has
gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
The total
has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home
against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last
5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9
games
Tampa Bay is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing
at home against Toronto
Next
up:
Toronto at Baltimore, Friday, August 5
Tampa Bay home to
Oakland, Friday, August 5
