Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 26, 2024

The Detroit Tigers (25-27) will look to Kerry Carpenter, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Toronto Blue Jays (23-28) Sunday at Comerica Park. The Blue Jays are -125 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 11:35 AM ET live on Roku. Yusei Kikuchi starts for Toronto while Casey Mize is Detroit’s starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-125)
• Underdog: Tigers (+106)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been chosen as favorites in 31 games this year and have walked away with the win 17 times (54.8%) in those games.
• This year Toronto has won eight of 17 games when listed as at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 55.6% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Tigers have compiled a 12-14 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.2% of those games).
• Detroit has gone 7-7 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer (50%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Tigers a 48.5% chance to win.

Blue Jays vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in batting average (.289) this season while adding five home runs and 24 RBI.
• Among all MLB hitters, Guerrero is 20th in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, and 81st in slugging.
• Daulton Varsho leads Toronto in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (27) this season while batting .208.
• Riley Greene has hit a team-high nine home runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Greene’s home run total puts him 25th, and his RBI total ranks 105th.
• Carpenter has a club-high 29 runs batted in and .285 batting average.

Blue Jays vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have pitched to a 4.19 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
• Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.314 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
• The Tigers pitching staff ranks eighth in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Detroit has the ninth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.63).
• Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.179).