Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 18, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (38-35) and Tyler O’Neill (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-118) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (35-37) on Tuesday at 7:07 PM ET on NESN. Tanner Houck will get the ball for Boston while Toronto will counter with Chris Bassitt.

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Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-118)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (-102)
• Over/under: 8

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been favorites in 33 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (54.5%) in those contests.
• This season Boston has been victorious 15 times in 27 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 54.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Blue Jays have won six of the 24 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (25%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer, Toronto has a 5-13 record (winning just 27.8% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Blue Jays’ implied win probability is 50.5%.

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran has been key for Boston with five home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .277 this season.
• Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Duran’s home run total ranks him 168th and his RBI tally ranks him 79th.
• Rafael Devers leads Boston in homers with 14 while also batting a team-best .282 this season.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has racked up a team-best batting average of .284.
• In all of MLB, Guerrero ranks 106th in homers and 91st in RBI.
• Daulton Varsho has hit 11 home runs with 35 RBI. Both pace his team.

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, seventh-most in the league.
• Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.47 this year, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Red Sox have a combined 1.168 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
• The Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors with a collective 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Toronto has a 4.11 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.274).