Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 10/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Sunday, October 1, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+160) Toronto (-192)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (89-71) will go up against the Tampa Bay Rays (97-63) on Sunday. The line on this contest has Tampa Bay at +160 while Toronto is priced at -192. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Taj Bradley and Kevin Gausman.

As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are putting up 5.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 4th in the league. They have 841 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .330. The Rays have recorded 274 doubles as a unit and have knocked 226 balls out of the park. They have 809 RBI's as well as 1,402 base knocks for the year, while their batting average comes in at .258. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .443 and have been called out on strikes 1,406 times, while being walked on 507 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.47 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.17. Rays pitchers have surrendered 175 home runs and 652 runs in total (4th in MLB). Tampa Bay has yielded 1,239 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 609 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.85 this year (5th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,494 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 431 batters and their FIP sits at 3.79 as a unit on the season.

The Rays relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 59.2% and has entered the game in 155 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 181 base runners for the year with 28.7% of those players crossed home plate. Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 120 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rays have sent 527 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have tallied 78 holds on the year (22nd in MLB). They have compiled 45 saves so far this season and have blown 31 of their 76 save chances.

The Rays have converted 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,807 innings, which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have notched a total of 4,269 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,382 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 8th in pro baseball, and have earned 113 double plays.

Bradley (5-8 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.72 while he has gone up against 450 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 102 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 39 walks. His earned run average is 5.52 (63 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.373. Bradley has thrown 102 frames and has earned 128 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Blue Jays hold a team SLG% of .416 and they earn 4.58 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have 288 two-baggers, while taking a walk 542 times and earning 733 runs. Toronto has 186 HRs on the year as well as 694 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,290 occasions (24th in the league) and have totaled 1,404 base knocks. The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated a team OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .256 on the campaign.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.241 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (1,514 strikeouts vs 481 bases on balls). They rank 8th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,296. They have surrendered 194 home runs and they allow 4.10 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Toronto pitching staff have allowed 652 runs this year while having an ERA of 3.72 (592 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 175 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 106 holds and 18 blown saves. Toronto has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 69 save chances and they have tallied 51 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 189 times in high leverage situations in addition to 166 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 22.9% of 236 inherited base runners. They rank 1st in the league with a save percentage of 73.9%, and they have dispatched 539 relievers to the hill this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 124 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 1,291 assists, 70 errors and have earned 4,298 putouts so far this season. In 12,894 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (13th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Gausman has surrendered 1,515 hits while earning 1,603 K's in 1,537 innings pitched. Gausman (88-91 career mark) holds a 3.84 ERA while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 656 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.74 and he has faced 6,455 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-192)

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