Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 5/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-160) Tampa Bay (+132)

The Tampa Bay Rays (23-26) host the Toronto Blue Jays (25-24) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Toronto at -160 while Tampa Bay is sitting at +132. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Chris Bassitt and Ryan Pepiot.

The Blue Jays have tallied 84 doubles as a squad and have hit 44 balls out of the park. Toronto is slugging .384 and have been called out on strikes 364 times, while taking a walk on 159 occasions. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 19th in baseball. They have compiled 195 runs batted in and 414 hits this season, while their team batting average sits at .250. They have notched a total of 203 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .321.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.15 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Blue Jays pitchers have given up 70 home runs and also 213 runs in total (18th in the league). Toronto has given up 392 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 201 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team ERA of 4.11 this year (20th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 453 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 144 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.22 as a unit on the season.

The Blue Jays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 55 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 73 runners on the season with 20.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. Blue Jays pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 55 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have dispatched 169 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relievers have earned 30 holds over the course of the season (12th in the league). They have compiled 15 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 10 of their 25 save chances.

The Blue Jays have converted 70.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,966 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 11th in pro baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have 1,322 putouts thus far, as well as 381 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and have accumulated 33 double plays.

Bassitt has taken the hill for 1,165 frames and has earned 1,086 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Bassitt (76-58 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.50 and he has faced 4,918 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.55 (460 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.233. He has allowed 1,069 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 368 free passes.

Tampa Bay has accumulated 44 home runs this season to go along with 185 runs batted in. They have 68 doubles, while getting a free base 150 times and notching 193 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have accounted for an OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .241 on the campaign. The Rays hold a team SLG% of .367 and they average 3.94 runs per contest (24th in MLB). They have struck out on 415 occasions (12th in the league) and are sitting with 395 base knocks.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 198 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 3.88 (189 earned runs conceded). They have given up 70 home runs and they concede 4.07 runs per 9 innings (12th in MLB). The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.216 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.48 as a pitching staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.80 (381 strikeouts vs 137 free passes). They have a ranking of 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 396.

Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of their 36 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations and on 24 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Rays have compiled 25 holds and 6 blown saves. They are currently ranked 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 157 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Tampa Bay has called on relievers to take the mound in 18 save chances and they have converted 12 saves.

In their 3,948 innings on the field, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (6th in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 55 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (7th in the majors). The Rays have accrued 463 assists, 21 errors and have earned a total of 1,316 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Pepiot has allowed 211 hits while earning 269 strikeouts in 264 innings pitched. Pepiot (15-14 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.44 earned run average and has conceded 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 101 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.170 and a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and he has gone up against 1,094 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-160)

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