Guardians vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 22, 2024

The Cleveland Guardians (47-26) will put their three-game win streak to the test when they host the Toronto Blue Jays (35-40) Saturday at 4:10 PM ET on SNET. Sportsbooks consider the Guardians -134 favorites to extend their streak, while the Blue Jays are +113 underdogs looking for the upset. Ben Lively takes the mound for Cleveland while Jose Berrios is Toronto’s starter for the contest.

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Guardians vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-134)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+113)
• Over/under: 8.5

Guardians vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Guardians have won in 34, or 69.4%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Cleveland has been victorious 13 times in 23 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 57.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Blue Jays have compiled a 6-20 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 23.1% of those games).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +113 or longer, Toronto has a 5-7 record (winning 41.7% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Blue Jays have an implied win probability of 46.9%.

Guardians vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in batting average (.271) and runs batted in (65) this season while also slugging 18 homers.
• Ramirez ranks eighth in MLB in homers, and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor’s 19 home runs are most among Cleveland batters. He’s driven in 57 runs this season while slugging .502.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with a team-best batting average of .281.
• Guerrero is 93rd in home runs and 92nd in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Daulton Varsho has hit 11 home runs with 35 RBI. Both are team-highs.

Guardians vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians average 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
• The Guardians have the sixth-best ERA (3.46) in the majors this season.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.179 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 has a 4.12 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays have the 16th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.280).