Blue Jays vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 18

Updated May. 18, 2024 3:00 p.m. ET

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The Toronto Blue Jays and Davis Schneider will take on the Tampa Bay Rays and Yandy Diaz on Saturday at 3:07 PM ET, in the second of a three-game series at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are the favorite in this one, at -142, while the underdog Rays have +120 odds to win. Toronto is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with +149 odds). The over/under for the contest has been set at 7.5 runs.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Blue Jays-Rays game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Blue Jays vs. Rays Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 3:07 PM ET
Where: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario
How to Watch on TV: BSSUN

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Blue Jays	-142	+120	7.5	+101	-121	-1.5	+149	-180

Blue Jays vs. Rays Prediction

Score Prediction: Blue Jays 6, Rays 5
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Blue Jays 52%, Rays 48%

Blue Jays vs. Rays Betting Insights

This season, the Blue Jays have been favored 25 times and won 14, or 56%, of those games.
Toronto has a record of 5-4, a 55.6% win rate, when favored by -142 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Blue Jays have a 58.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
The Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 14 games this year and have walked away with the win seven times (50%) in those games.
Tampa Bay has a win-loss record of 1-3 when favored by +120 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 45.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

The Blue Jays have a 2-2 record from the four games they were moneyline favorites over their last 10 matchups.
Over their last 10 outings, the Blue Jays and their opponents combined to go over the run total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
The Blue Jays have gone 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	4.1
HR	8
ERA	4.70
K/9	9.5

Blue Jays Player Insights

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays in runs batted in (19) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .268.
Guerrero's home runs place him 116th in MLB, and he is 91st in RBI.
Daulton Varsho has hit seven home runs with 19 runs batted in. Both are team-highs.
Varsho is 38th in home runs in the majors, and 91st in RBI.
Justin Turner has eight doubles, four home runs and 12 walks while hitting .238.
Schneider is batting .260 with eight doubles, five home runs and 15 walks.

Blue Jays Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Davis Schneider	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+475)	0.5 (+205)
Justin Turner	0.5 (-227)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+180)
George Springer	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+135)	0.5 (+750)	0.5 (+205)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	0.5 (-278)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+175)
Bo Bichette	1.5 (+160)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+175)

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Rays Recent Betting Performance

The Rays have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and have gone 3-3 in those contests.
When it comes to hitting the over, the Rays and their opponents are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games with a total.
The Rays have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Rays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.3
HR	10
ERA	3.52
K/9	7.6

Rays Player Insights

Isaac Paredes leads the Rays with eight home runs and 24 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .303.
Paredes' home run total puts him 31st in MLB, and he ranks 41st in RBI.
Diaz has nine doubles, three home runs and 15 walks while batting .251.
Diaz is 161st among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 49th in RBI.
Amed Rosario is batting .299 with six doubles, three triples, two home runs and three walks.
Jose Caballero is hitting .252 with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine walks.

Rays Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Amed Rosario	1.5 (+200)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+850)	0.5 (+200)
Josh Lowe	0.5 (-233)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+235)
Yandy Díaz	1.5 (+170)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+230)
Harold Ramirez	0.5 (-250)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+850)	0.5 (+210)
Jose Siri	0.5 (-105)	0.5 (-105)	0.5 (+650)	0.5 (+285)