Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 17, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (72-78) will vie for their fourth straight victory when they visit the Texas Rangers (71-79) on Tuesday at 8:05 p.m. ET on SNET. The Rangers are listed as -142 favorites to stop the streak, while the Blue Jays are +120 underdogs to keep their momentum. Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Chris Bassitt.

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Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-142)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+120)
• Over/under: 8

Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in 47, or 58%, of the 81 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Texas has won 24 of 36 games when listed as at least -142 on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 58.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Blue Jays have gone 26-48 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 35.1% of those games).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +120 or longer, Toronto has gone 14-17 (45.2%).
• The Blue Jays have a 45.5% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 22 home runs, 72 RBI and a batting average of .237 this season.
• Semien ranks 44th in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 49th in RBI.
• Wyatt Langford is batting .249 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .391 this season.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a team-high batting average of .319, and leads the Blue Jays in home runs (28) and runs batted in (96).
• In all of the majors, Guerrero ranks 21st in home runs and 13th in RBI.
• George Springer is batting .221 with 18 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs and 57 walks.

Rangers vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Rangers have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.38) in the majors this season.
• 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 put together by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
• Toronto’s 4.28 team ERA ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.267).