Tigers vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 24, 2024

The Detroit Tigers (23-27) and Toronto Blue Jays (23-26) meet Friday at Comerica Park, starting at 6:40 PM ET on BSDET. The Tigers are -110 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Blue Jays are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +150 odds. Detroit’s Matt Manning gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Alek Manoah.

Take a look at our preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Tigers vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Tigers (-110)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (-109)
• Over/under: 8.5

Tigers vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Tigers have been victorious in 12, or 48%, of the 25 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Detroit has come away with a win 12 times in 25 chances when named as a favorite of at least -110 on the moneyline.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Blue Jays have won six of the 19 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (31.6%).
• Toronto has a record of 6-13 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -109 or longer (31.6%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Blue Jays a 52.2% chance to win.

Tigers vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Riley Greene leads Detroit in batting average (.235) and home runs (nine) this season, while also chipping in with 20 RBI.
• Including all hitters in baseball, Greene is 24th in homers and 98th in RBI.
• Kerry Carpenter leads Detroit in runs batted in with 25 while batting .275 with six homers.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays with a team-high batting average of .282.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Guerrero is 95th in home runs and 63rd in RBI.
• Daulton Varsho’s nine home runs and 27 RBI both lead his team.

Tigers vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Tigers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-best in MLB.
• The Tigers have pitched to a 3.74 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
• The Tigers have a combined WHIP of just 1.179 as a pitching staff, which is the seventh-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in the majors.
• Toronto has the 20th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.23).
• The Blue Jays average baseball’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.319).