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The Detroit Tigers (47-50) enter Friday’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (44-52) following their 2-1 series victory over the Dodgers. The Blue Jays, coming off of a series loss against the Diamondbacks, are listed as -113 favorites for Game 1. The series begins at Rogers Centre, starting at 7:07 PM ET on Apple TV+. Neither team has named a starting pitcher for the contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $37.70
Blue Jays to win vs Tigers -113
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-113)
- Underdog: Tigers (-105)
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Blue Jays have won in 30, or 57.7%, of the 52 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Toronto has a record of 28-20 when favored by -113 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 53.1% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Tigers have put together a 25-28 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 47.2% of those games).
- Detroit is 22-26 (winning 45.8% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -105 or longer.
- The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 51.2% in this game.
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in home runs with 14, runs batted in with 55 and his batting average of .288 is also best on his team.
- Of all MLB batters, Guerrero ranks 21st in batting average, 25th in on-base percentage, and 46th in slugging.
- George Springer has collected 73 hits this season and has an OBP of .310. He’s slugging .366 on the year.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (17), runs batted in (50) and has a team-high batting average of .271.
- Greene’s home run total ranks 24th in MLB, and he is 41st in RBI.
- Matt Vierling has 14 doubles, five triples, 12 home runs and 16 walks while hitting .248.
Blue Jays vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Blue Jays strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.44 this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
- The Blue Jays rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.316 WHIP this season.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
- Detroit has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 10-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.225).