Rays @ Blue Jays
Rays
Blue JaysArchived game: the closing market as it stood at kickoff, kept permanently at this URL. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.
Matchup summary
Final: Rays beat the Blue Jays 8-5 on the road. The market closed with Rays at +104 on the moneyline and the total at 7. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the opening line and the movement into kickoff are below.
Market data captured (closing state as of ) · source: Action Network's closing consensus for this game · permanent record at this URL
More on this matchup: Rays betting trends · Blue Jays betting trends · all MLB games
Rays vs Blue Jays betting splits
Where was the money on Rays vs Blue Jays?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Rays | 52% | 48% | -1.5 (-154) |
| Blue Jays | 48% | 52% | -1.5 (+168) | |
| Total | Over | 72% | 66% | O 7 (-115) |
| Under | 28% | 34% | U 7 (-105) | |
| Moneyline | Rays | 51% | 67% | +104 |
| Blue Jays | 49% | 33% | -123 |
The Rays held 52% of spread tickets but only 48% of the money; 52% of spread money was on the Blue Jays with 48% of tickets, so the average Blue Jays bet was larger.
72% of total tickets and 66% of total money were on the over, so the over drew more tickets than money and the average under bet was larger.
51% of moneyline tickets and 67% of moneyline money were on the Rays, so the average Rays bet was larger than the average Blue Jays bet.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Rays vs Blue Jays?
| Market | Opening | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Blue Jays) | -1.5 | -1.5 | 0 |
| Total | 7.5 | 7 | -0.5 |
The Blue Jays opened -1.5 and closed -1.5: the spread has not moved.
The total opened 7.5 and closed 7, a 0.5-point move toward the under.
Why the line moved
Why did the Rays vs Blue Jays line move?
The spread did not move from its opening number (Blue Jays -1.5) even with 52% of the spread money on the Blue Jays. The total moved 0.5 points toward the under (7.5 to 7) even though 66% of the total money sits on the over; the under holds 34% of the money and 28% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.
Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen; there is no historical dataset for this sport yet.