Blue Jays vs. Guardians Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 14, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (33-35) host the Cleveland Guardians (43-23) on Friday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 7:07 PM ET from Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are listed as -134 favorites, while the underdog Guardians have +114 odds on the moneyline. Toronto’s Kevin Gausman and Cleveland’s Logan Allen have been named the starters for this contest.

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Blue Jays vs. Guardians Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-134)
• Underdog: Guardians (+114)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have come away with 27 wins in the 44 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Toronto has come away with a win 13 times in 22 chances when named as a favorite of at least -134 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 57.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Guardians have been the moneyline underdog 20 total times this season. They’ve gone 12-8 in those games.
• Cleveland has a record of 6-5 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer (54.5%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 46.7%.

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Hitting Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto with a batting average of .281. He’s also hit seven home runs with 30 RBI.
• Of all batters in baseball, Guerrero’s home run total places him 91st and his RBI tally ranks him 76th.
• Daulton Varsho is slugging .448 this season, with a team-best 10 homers while driving in 31 runs.
• Jose Ramirez has accumulated a team-high batting average of .273, and paces the Guardians in home runs (18) and runs batted in (62).
• In all of MLB, Ramirez is fourth in home runs and first in RBI.
• Josh Naylor has nine doubles, 17 home runs and 26 walks while batting .226.

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the majors.
• The Blue Jays have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.11) in the majors this season.
• The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.273 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 9.1 K/9, the second-best in MLB.
• Cleveland has a 3.44 team ERA that ranks sixth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians have the seventh-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.173).