Rays vs. Blue Jays Dunkel MLB Picks, Predictions and Prop Bets - Aug. 20
20 August 2026

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking for continued production from a slugger on a hot streak versus the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET, at Tropicana Field. Alejandro Kirk is currently on a two-game homer streak. Ian Seymour (9-3, 4.11 ERA) will start for the Rays, who are 76-50 this season and first in the AL East. Shane Bieber (4-2, 4.99 ERA) is expected to start for the Blue Jays, who are 62-66 and fourth in the AL East.
The Blue Jays (+144) are on the road versus the favored Rays (-165). The contest has an over/under set at 7.
Rays vs. Blue Jays Odds, Game Time
- Game day: Thursday, August 20, 2026
- Game time: 1:10 p.m. ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Favorite: Rays (-165)
- Underdog: Blue Jays (+144)
- Over/under: 7
How to Watch Rays vs. Blue Jays
- TV Channel: RAYS and SNET
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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Rays vs. Blue Jays: Betting the Moneyline
- The Rays have a 54-29 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 65.1% of those games).
- Toronto has won in 28, or 45.2%, of the 62 contests it has been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
- Tampa Bay is 10-4 this season when entering a game favored by -165 or more on the moneyline.
- This year, the Blue Jays have won six of nine games when listed as at least +144 or worse on the moneyline.
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Rays a 62.3% chance to win.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 41% chance of pulling out a win.
Rays vs. Blue Jays: Betting the Spread & Total
- The Rays have played in 126 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-62-6).
- Games involving Toronto have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 64 of 128 chances this season.
- The Rays have a 70-56-0 record ATS this season (covering 55.6% of the time).
- In 128 games with a line this season, the Blue Jays have a mark of 65-63-0 against the spread.
