Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 18, 2024

Alejandro Kirk will look to extend his 11-game hitting streak when the Toronto Blue Jays (72-79) take on the Texas Rangers (72-79). The Rangers are listed as -125 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 8:05 p.m. ET Wednesday, live on SNET from Globe Life Field. Texas’ Cody Bradford gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Bowden Francis.

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

Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-125)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+105)
• Over/under: 8

Rangers vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been favorites in 82 games this season and have come away with the win 48 times (58.5%) in those contests.
• This season Texas has come away with a win 39 times in 59 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 55.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The Blue Jays have put together a 26-49 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 34.7% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +105 or longer, Toronto has a 20-35 record (winning only 36.4% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Blue Jays have an implied win probability of 48.8%.

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.
• Semien’s home runs rank him 45th in MLB, and he ranks 50th in RBI.
• Wyatt Langford has collected 116 hits this season and has an OBP of .324. He’s slugging .405 on the year.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has accumulated a team-high batting average of .322, while pacing the Blue Jays in home runs (28) and runs batted in (97).
• Among all batters in the majors, Guerrero’s home run total puts him 22nd, and his RBI total ranks 12th.
• George Springer has 18 doubles, three triples, 19 home runs and 58 walks while hitting .223.

Rangers vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Rangers have pitched to a 4.40 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.300 as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.3 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• Toronto has a 4.30 team ERA that ranks 22nd across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.276).