{"id":348823,"date":"2025-05-25T09:53:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=348823"},"modified":"2025-05-25T09:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T13:53:05","slug":"blue-jays-vs-rays-sgp-predictions-may-25-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-vs-rays-sgp-predictions-may-25-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs. Rays SGP predictions May 25: Bet on Chris Bassitt to help keep bats quiet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays need a win on Sunday afternoon to avoid a road sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Tampa is 4-1 vs. Toronto so far this season, including consecutive 3-1 victories on Friday and Saturday. Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/chris_bassitt\/pitching-stats\">Chris Bassitt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/ryan_pepiot\/pitching-stats\">Ryan Pepiot<\/a> will face each other for the second time in fewer than two weeks in a game that&#8217;s sitting in pick&#8217;em territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prop bets on Bassitt and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/brandon_lowe\/batting-stats\">Brandon Lowe<\/a> are part of my +310 SGP Blue Jays vs. Rays predictions for May 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays vs. Rays predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: Under 10.5 runs | Bassitt over 4.5 Ks | Lowe over 0.5 hits (+310)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Under 10.5 runs (-167):<\/strong> The Rays and Jays have only scored eight combined runs through the first two games of this series, and I could see another low-scoring battle again today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Bassitt and Pepiot last met on May 14, both starters put forth solid efforts in an eventual 3-1 win for Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bassitt is no stranger to pitchers&#8217; duels, as nine of his 10 starts have come in under this run total. The average total in his outings this year is 6.0 runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Pepiot, eight of his 10 starts have finished under 10.5 runs. And the Rays are one of the most unders-friendly teams in MLB (30-19-2, 61.2%), according to Team Rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:114133\">Embed: #114133<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_mlb\">Full MLB betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\">MLB injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\">MLB stats &amp; standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bassitt over 4.5 Ks (-165):<\/strong> Bassitt has never been a notably high strikeout guy, but he consistently works into the sixth inning. And that will always give him a shot at cashing a bet like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dating back to last season, Bassitt has pitched into the sixth or later in 14 of 17 starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>His 9.6 K\/9 rate this season is a career-high (in 11 seasons).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> He&#8217;s 8-2 vs. this prop and is averaging 6.1 Ks per start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rays are a promising matchup for Bassitt, too. They have the 11th-highest K rate in the majors (22.7%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Bassitt has cashed this prop in all four outings against Tampa since the start of last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lowe over 0.5 hits (-195):<\/strong> Lowe has had Bassitt&#8217;s number in the past, and I love his chances of collecting a hit today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lowe has 1+ hits in 10 of his past 11 games. He&#8217;s batting .350 with a 222 wRC+ in that span.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Against Bassitt, Lowe is 7-for-14 with three home runs and two doubles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The left-hitting Lowe has a platoon advantage against Bassitt, who has allowed a .293 BA to LHHs this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lowe went 2-for-3 off Bassitt with a double on May 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blue Jays vs. Rays predictions made at 9:40 a.m. ET on 05\/25\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays need a win on Sunday afternoon to avoid a road sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. The pregame narrative: Tampa is 4-1 vs. Toronto so far this season, including consecutive 3-1 victories on Friday and Saturday. 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