Rays-Blue Jays Lines Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Sunday when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.

Jeff Niemann will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Righthander Niemann is 9-4 this season with a 3.45 ERA.

The Blue Jays will counter Niemann with Brett Cecil. Lefthander Cecil has a 4.73 ERA to go along with a 3-1 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Rays erased a eight-run deficit and came back to defeat the Blue Jays 10-9 on Saturday, as a -105 pick’em. The game’s 19 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).

Carlos Pena homered and drove in four runs to lead the Rays. J.P. Howell earned the win in relief, and Joe Nelson picked up his third save.

Aaron Hill went 3-for-6 at the plate with two home runs and three runs batted in for the Blue Jays. Shawn Camp gave up the winning run in suffering the loss.

Current streak:
Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games.
Toronto has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
Tampa Bay: 54-44 SU
Toronto: 47-51 SU

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 7-3
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Seattle are 8-2
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay’s last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto’s last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto’s last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Toronto’s last 12 games at home

Next up:
Tampa Bay home to NY Yankees, Monday, July 27
Toronto at Seattle, Monday, July 27