The Tampa Bay Rays (74-78) host the Toronto Blue Jays (89-63) on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Rays are moneyline underdogs (+107) against the favored Blue Jays (-129). Toronto’s Chris Bassitt and Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz will take the mound first.

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Blue Jays vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-129)
• Underdog: Rays (+107)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• The Blue Jays have won 59.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (46-31).
• Toronto has a record of 36-19 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -129 or shorter (65.5% winning percentage).
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.3% in this game.
• Toronto has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 151 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 81 of those games (81-62-8).
• The Blue Jays have an 86-65-0 record ATS this season (covering 57% of the time).

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 33 doubles, 23 home runs and 80 walks while batting .300.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Guerrero’s home run total ranks 53rd and his RBI tally ranks 36th.
• George Springer’s 29 home runs are a team-high mark.
• Among all MLB hitters, Springer ranks 21st in homers and 47th in RBI.
• Springer heads into this game on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is hitting .333 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and six RBIs.
• Ernie Clement is batting .279 with 32 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 25 walks.
• Alejandro Kirk is batting .289 with 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 45 walks.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays pitching staff ranks fourth in the majors with a collective 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Toronto has the 19th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.13).
• The Blue Jays average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.258).
• Blue Jays pitchers combine to allow 198 total home runs at a rate of 1.3 per game (25th-fewest in baseball).
• Toronto its 2-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out six Rays batters while allowing eight hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have entered the game as underdogs 74 times this season and won 30, or 40.5%, of those games.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 20-25 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +107 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 48.3%.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 66 of its 152 opportunities.
• The Rays are 70-82-0 against the spread this season.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero is batting .259 this season with a team-high 44 home runs and 108 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Caminero’s home run total is sixth, and his RBI total is fifth.
• Yandy Diaz’s batting average of .299 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
• Diaz ranks 47th in homers and 36th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Diaz has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .556 with a double, a home run, six walks and three RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe has collected 124 base hits, an OBP of .309 and a slugging percentage of .476 this season.
• Chandler Simpson has 113 hits and an OBP of .329 to go with a slugging percentage of .346 this season.
• Simpson brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .389 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
• Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined 1.208 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
• The Rays have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with 193, or 1.3 per game.
• Tampa Bay earned a 2-1 win in its most recent game, striking out six Blue Jays batters while allowing four hits.