Baseball Betting: Blue Jays vs. Rays Odds & Picks: July 9th 2009

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays u8.5 (-115) - Thu July 9th 2009 12:05p
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The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 here last night, but do not look for similar fireworks today in this early matinee.

While Zack Greinke has gotten most of the publicity so fat this season, Roy Halladay is a perennial Cy Young candidate that cannot be discarded for that honor this year either. Halladay is 10-2 for the Blue Jays with a sparkling 2.79 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 116 innings. Yes, he was hit hard by the New York Yankees in his last start, but Halladay almost never has two bad starts in a row, and he has posted four consecutive Quality Starts vs. the Rays.

David Price could very well be a future Cy Young winner for Tampa Bay, and although he too was bombed in his last start by the Texas Rangers, Price has done his best pitching here at home. Yes, he has only made four starts at Tropicana Field this year, but he allowed exactly one run in three of those outings. He also has the advantage of facing the Blue Jays for the first time ever.

Finally, these teams may be lethargic offensively considering this 12 Noon local start time following a night game last night that finished later than usual due to all the scoring, which is also conducive to an Under today.

MLB Free Pick: Blue Jays, Rays Under 8.5 (-115)