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The Boston Red Sox (77-78) look to Triston Casas, coming off a three-homer game, in a matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (73-83) Monday at 7:07 p.m. ET on NESN. The Red Sox are -102 underdogs for the contest, according to sportsbooks.
Toronto’s Bowden Francis and Boston’s Tanner Houck have been named the starters for this contest.
Check out our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.09
Blue Jays to win vs Red Sox -117
Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-117)
- Underdog: Red Sox (-102)
- Over/under: 7.5
Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Betting Insights
- The Blue Jays have been favorites in 74 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (58.1%) in those contests.
- This season Toronto has come away with a win 37 times in 63 chances when named as a favorite of at least -117 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 53.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Red Sox have a 36-39 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48% of those games).
- Boston is 27-31 (winning 46.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -102 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 50.5%.
Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .327 with 30 home runs and 100 RBI. All three of those stats lead Toronto hitters this season.
- Guerrero is 20th in home runs and 12th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- George Springer is batting .219 with an OBP of .303 and a slugging percentage of .372 this season.
- Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a team-best batting average of .285.
- Among all batters in MLB, Duran’s home run total puts him 59th, and his RBI total ranks 52nd.
- Tyler O’Neill has put his power on display as he paces his team with 31 home runs.
Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Blue Jays average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.24 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Blue Jays rank 20th in MLB with a combined 1.264 WHIP this season.
- The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Boston’s 4.07 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.261).