{"id":369515,"date":"2025-09-17T09:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=369515"},"modified":"2025-09-17T09:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:58:54","slug":"blue-jays-best-bets-vs-rays-september-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-best-bets-vs-rays-september-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays best bets vs. Rays Sept. 17: Bet on Kevin Gausman, Ernie Clement in plus-money props"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sporting a five-game division lead and a six-game win streak, the Toronto Blue Jays face the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Rays rocked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/kevin_gausman\/pitching-stats\">Kevin Gausman<\/a> back in May (5.2 innings, 10 hits, six runs), but he&#8217;s on fire for Toronto right now. Gausman and the Jays are favoured as they look to grab a series win in South Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Blue Jays best bets vs. the Rays for Sept. 17, including prop picks on Gausman and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/ernie_clement\/batting-stats\">Ernie Clement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays best bets vs. Rays<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Gausman over 18.5 outs (+125)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gausman is in the zone right now, coming off three deep and effective starts for the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his past three outings, the veteran right-hander has allowed just 10 hits and two runs over 24.0 innings. That includes a two-hit shutout against a talented Astros team last time out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming off back-to-back starts of 100+ pitches, I might typically be wary of backing Gausman at this outs total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he had an extra day of rest thanks to Trey Yesavage&#8217;s spot start, so that shouldn&#8217;t be a concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Toronto&#8217;s bullpen could use a bit of a breather, with four of its eight arms likely unavailable tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jeff Hoffman, Seranthony Dominguez and Brendon Little all pitched in Games 1 and 2 of this series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Converted starter Eric Lauer threw 22 pitches over 1.1 innings last night. He has never pitched on back-to-back days in his MLB career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neither Braydon Fisher nor Louis Varland pitched yesterday, but they&#8217;ve worked three of the previous five days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gausman is averaging 18.4 outs per start this season, and he&#8217;s cashing this bet more often than not right now. He has pitched into the seventh inning or later in eight of his past 10 starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m riding with the right-hander to keep shoving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Gausman is averaging 20.4 outs over his past 10 starts, posting a 2.25 ERA in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:118044\">Embed: #118044<\/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\">Jays prop picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clement over 1.5 total bases (+138): <\/strong>Clement is still one of MLB&#8217;s best hitters against left-handed pitching in 2025, and I&#8217;m still a fan of getting him at a price like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out his MLB ranks vs. LHPs this season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>9th in SLG (.557)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11th in BA (.329)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14th in wRC+ (149)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Over his past 11 games, Clement is 7-4 vs. this prop while posting a .325\/.372\/.475 slash line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the rest of Toronto&#8217;s lineup, Clement will face Tampa Bay southpaw Ian Seymour for the first time. Seymour&#8217;s three-pitch mix consists of four-seamers, cutters and changeups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clement is slugging .557 vs. that pitch mix when facing LHPs this season, per Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blue Jays best bets made at 9:37 a.m. ET on 09\/17\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sporting a five-game division lead and a six-game win streak, the Toronto Blue Jays face the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. The pregame narrative: The Rays rocked Kevin Gausman back in May (5.2 innings, 10 hits, six runs), but he&#8217;s on fire for Toronto right now. 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