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Toronto Blue Jays

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Tampa Bay Rays

Toronto Blue Jays Insights

• Shane Bieber – Over/Under 3.5 Strikeouts (-135/+105)
  It may come as a surprise, but fastballs are generally a pitcher’s least effective pitch. Shane Bieber must realize this, because he has utilized his non-fastballs a lot this year: 60.1% of the time, checking in at the 80th percentile.
  Explain: A pitcher who limits has fastball usage will instead heavily use change-ups, curveballs, sliders, etc. These are far more effective pitches at preventing runs and generating strikeouts.
• Kazuma Okamoto – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-150/+115)
  Tampa Bay’s #2-ranked outfield defense of the day poses a formidable challenge for Kazuma Okamoto, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.
  Explain: This player’s skill set matches up poorly with the opposing team’s defensive strength, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.
• Daz Cameron – Over/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-140/+110)
  Daz Cameron hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.3% — 99th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the game’s 9th-deepest CF fences in today’s matchup.
  Explain: This player’s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he’s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.

Tampa Bay Rays Insights

• Tampa Bay Rays – Moneyline (-165)
  Out of every team playing today, the 2nd-strongest infield defense belongs to the Tampa Bay Rays.
  Explain: Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.
• Yandy Diaz – Over/Under 1.5 Total Bases (+130/-165)
  Over the past 7 days, Yandy Diaz’s Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 6.9% down to 0%.
  Explain: Barrel% measures how often a player hits the ball at the optimal exit velocity and launch angle and is a terrific measure of underlying power.
• The underlying talent of the Tampa Bay Rays projected lineup today (.310 projected wOBA per the leading projection system, THE BAT X) figures to be a good deal weaker than their .322 wOBA this year.
  Explain: Betting lines are often based on seasonal team quality. If today’s lineup is watered down, however, there may be value if markets aren’t accounting for the lower quality of this offense.

Betting Trends

• Tampa Bay Rays – Moneyline (-165)
  The Tampa Bay Rays have hit the Moneyline in 15 of their last 22 games (+4.65 Units / 13% ROI)
• Toronto Blue Jays – Run Line +1.5 (-155)
  The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Run Line in 16 of their last 23 games (+7.85 Units / 26% ROI)
• Shane Bieber – Over/Under 1.5 Walks Allowed (-135/+105)
  Shane Bieber has hit the Walks Allowed Over in his last 6 away games (+6.10 Units / 74% ROI)