Tampa Bay Rays Moneyline
Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays · MLB Baseball
The Matchup
This was a MLB Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays. Played at Tropicana Field. Starting pitchers: Max Scherzer for TOR, Drew Rasmussen for TB. Market: Moneyline. Pick was logged at the time the lines were posted; every model probability and signal value frozen on this page reflects that moment, not retrospective data.
Why We Took This Side
- FIP edge (home starter quality): +2.90
- Bullpen quality: -0.16
- Platoon edge: -0.28
- External: ESPN matchup predictor 74.5% on our side
Each driver above is a numerical signal feed-in to the model at pick time. Strongly positive values support the side we took; near-zero values mean that input had no opinion. Read more in the methodology.
Looking Back
The Tampa Bay Rays pick lost. The model's signals pointed this way at the time, but baseball — and probability — both reserve the right to disagree on any given night. The pitching matchup at the time showed a FIP edge of +3.37 (lower is better) in favor of the home starter. Bullpen quality favored the away side by 0.16 expected runs. For comparison, ESPN's matchup predictor gave this side a 74.5% chance. Our model had it at 50.3%.
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