Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 17, 2024

An AL East matchup Monday features the fourth-place Toronto Blue Jays (35-36) hosting the third-place Boston Red Sox (37-35). The Blue Jays (-130) are listed as favorites for the game, which gets underway at 7:07 PM ET from Rogers Centre. Yusei Kikuchi starts for Toronto while Nick Pivetta is Boston’s starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this game, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-130)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+110)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have won in 29, or 61.7%, of the 47 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This year Toronto has won 15 of 27 games when listed as at least -130 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 56.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Red Sox have put together a 19-18 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 51.4% of those games).
• Boston is 10-11 (winning 47.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +110 or longer.
• The Red Sox have a 47.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto with a .284 batting average. He’s also hit seven homers and has 30 RBI.
• Guerrero’s home runs put him 103rd in baseball, and he is 88th in RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .220 this season with a team-high 11 home runs and 35 RBI.
• Jarren Duran has 21 doubles, 10 triples, five home runs and 30 walks while hitting .278.
• Duran is 167th in home runs and 78th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Rafael Devers’ 13 home runs and .283 batting average are both team-highs.

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.07) in the majors this season.
• The Blue Jays rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.267 WHIP this season.
• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks fourth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston’s 3.48 team ERA ranks sixth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the No. 5-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.166).