Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 27, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (65-68) will look to George Springer, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Boston Red Sox (67-64) Tuesday at Fenway Park. The Red Sox and Jarren Duran (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -148 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET live on NESN. Cooper Criswell will get the ball for Boston while Toronto will counter with Yariel Rodriguez.

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Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-148)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+124)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been favorites in 63 games this season and have come away with the win 33 times (52.4%) in those contests.
• This season Boston has come away with a win 14 times in 22 chances when named as a favorite of at least -148 on the moneyline.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 59.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Blue Jays have gone 22-39 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 36.1% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +124 or longer, Toronto has a 12-11 record (winning 52.2% of its games).
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 44.6% in this contest.

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Duran leads Boston with a batting average of .293. He’s also hit 19 home runs with 67 RBI.
• Of all MLB batters, Duran ranks 13th in batting average, 20th in on-base percentage, and 14th in slugging.
• Rafael Devers leads Boston in home runs with 28 and runs batted in with 80.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has put up a team-best batting average of .321, and leads the Blue Jays in home runs (27) and runs batted in (87).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Guerrero’s home run total puts him 14th, and his RBI total ranks 11th.
• Springer has 17 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 51 walks while hitting .222.

Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 18th in MLB.
• Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.20 this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Red Sox rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.267 WHIP this season.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 20th in the majors.
• Toronto has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.43).
• The Blue Jays have the 19th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.290).