ASA TOP PLAY 10* ON Run Line: Tampa Bay Rays (-1.5 runs) over Toronto Blue Jays, Monday at 3:10 PM ET

The red hot Rays have won 13 of 15 games. The Jays got 2 runs in the top of the 8th to make it a 2nd straight 1-run win for the Rays in this series. But prior to that, 7 of the Rays last 8 wins had been decided by a margin of 2 or more runs. We are anticipating a blowout type win here that is similar to the types of wins in that 8 game stretch which had an average margin of victory of 4 runs per game. Indeed, Tampa Bay's lineup has improved as the season has gone on and they continue to get good pitching. Blake Snell gets the start here for the Rays and he is 2-0 in his 3 August starts and has held opponents to a .178 batting average this month. The left-hander is battling back from a disappointing 2019 season and showing signs of the form that saw him go 21-5 with a 1.89 ERA in 2018! Coincidentally Snell held opponents to a .178 batting average that season. Look for his August dominance to continue here. The Jays, prior to this series, had 11 losses on the year and 8 of those came by a multiple run margin. Toronto sends Tanner Roark to the hill for this one. The veteran right-hander is struggling this month. Roark allowed 7 earned runs in 7 innings in his first two August starts. He then followed that up by allowing 9 hits in 5 innings in his most recent start. Roark allowed just 2 runs (1 earned) in that start but had to escape some big jams. He won't be so fortunate the way these Rays are swinging the sticks right now and they get him into trouble early and, unlike the Orioles against Roark, they will cash in on those scoring chances! The Rays are averaging 6.3 runs per game their last 13 games. Per our computer math model, the home team is poised to win in a rout as they ride momentum and the best value here is with utilizing the run line to get them at a short price by laying the 1.5 runs. Lay it! Bet the Tampa Bay Rays -1.5 runs in afternoon action Monday.