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The Toronto Blue Jays will take the field against the Detroit Tigers (24-27) on Saturday. The game begins at 1:10 PM ET on MLB Network, with the Blue Jays listed as -115 favorites on the moneyline. Jose Berrios will get the ball for Toronto while Detroit will counter with Reese Olson.
Here is our betting preview for this contest, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $37.39
Blue Jays to win vs Tigers -115
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-115)
- Underdog: Tigers (-104)
- Over/under: 8
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Blue Jays have come away with 17 wins in the 31 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Toronto has been victorious 14 times in 28 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 53.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Tigers have been the underdog on the moneyline 26 total times this season. They’ve finished 12-14 in those games.
- Detroit is 10-12 (winning 45.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
- The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 51% in this matchup.
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto with a .288 batting average. He’s also hit five homers and has 24 RBI.
- Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Guerrero is 101st in home runs and 65th in RBI.
- Daulton Varsho leads Toronto in home runs with nine and runs batted in with 27.
- Riley Greene paces the Tigers with nine home runs.
- Greene is 25th in homers and 103rd in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Kerry Carpenter’s 27 runs batted in and .277 batting average both lead his team.
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Blue Jays have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in the majors.
- The Blue Jays have pitched to a 4.23 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.320 as a pitching staff, which ranks 21st in MLB.
- The Tigers pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Detroit’s 3.71 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers have the seventh-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.182).