Guardians vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 21, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (46-26) will look to Will Brennan, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (35-39) Friday at 7:10 PM ET on BSGL. The Guardians are -119 favorites for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Toronto has not named a starter for this contest, while Cleveland is projected to send Carlos Carrasco to the mound.

Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Guardians vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-119)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+100)

Guardians vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been favorites in 48 games this season and have come away with the win 33 times (68.8%) in those contests.
• This season Cleveland has come away with a win 25 times in 37 chances when named as a favorite of at least -119 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 54.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Blue Jays have won six of the 25 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (24%).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, Toronto has a 5-14 record (winning just 26.3% of its games).
• The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 50% in this contest.

Guardians vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez is batting .272 with 64 RBI, both of which lead Cleveland hitters this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Ramirez ranks 40th in batting average, 56th in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.
• Josh Naylor leads Cleveland in home runs with 19 while driving in 55 runs and slugging .498.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with a team-best batting average of .278.
• Guerrero is 117th in home runs and 96th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Daulton Varsho’s 11 home runs and 35 runs batted in are both team-highs.

Guardians vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
• The Guardians have pitched to a 3.49 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.184 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.1 K/9, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Toronto’s 4.12 team ERA ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Blue Jays combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.281).