Data Skrive:
The Texas Rangers (73-79) are favored on the moneyline (-112) in Thursday’s contest with the Toronto Blue Jays (72-80). Game time is at 2:35 p.m. ET on BSSW. The Blue Jays, with +162 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). Kumar Rocker will get the ball for Texas while Toronto will counter with Kevin Gausman.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.86
Rangers to win vs Blue Jays -112
Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Rangers (-112)
- Underdog: Blue Jays (-108)
- Over/under: 8
Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights
- The Rangers have won in 49, or 59%, of the 83 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Texas has a record of 47-33 when favored by -112 or more this year.
- The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 52.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Blue Jays have been the underdog on the moneyline 76 total times this season. They’ve gone 26-50 in those games.
- Toronto is 23-48 (winning just 32.4% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -108 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Blue Jays’ implied win probability is 51.9%.
Rangers vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders
- Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 22 home runs, 72 RBI and a batting average of .235 this season.
- Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Semien is 46th in home runs and 51st in RBI.
- Wyatt Langford is batting .254 with an OBP of .326 and a slugging percentage of .404 this season.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays in home runs (28), runs batted in (97) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .319.
- Guerrero is 23rd in homers and 12th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
- George Springer is batting .223 with 18 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 58 walks.
Rangers vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings
- The Rangers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
- Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.37 this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
- The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.295 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors.
- Toronto has the 22nd-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.29).
- The Blue Jays have the 20th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.273).