Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 1, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (15-16) host the Kansas City Royals (18-13) Wednesday to close out a three-game series. The Blue Jays are favored (-135) to win the rubber match, which starts at 3:07 PM ET from Rogers Centre. Chris Bassitt will get the ball for Toronto while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.

Be sure to check out our preview for this contest, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-135)
• Underdog: Royals (+114)
• Over/under: 8.5

Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been favorites in 19 games this season and have come away with the win 12 times (63.2%) in those contests.
• This season Toronto has been victorious three times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -135 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 57.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Royals are 12-10 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 54.5% of those games).
• Kansas City has a record of 2-5 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +114 or longer (28.6%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Royals a 46.7% chance to win.

Blue Jays vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Justin Turner leads Toronto in runs batted in with 15 while batting .298, which is also best on the team.
• Turner ranks 58th in baseball in home runs, and 65th in RBI.
• Daulton Varsho’s six home runs are most among Toronto batters. He’s driven in 14 runs this season while slugging .500.
• Salvador Perez paces the Royals in home runs (seven), runs batted in (26) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .355.
• In all of MLB, Perez is ninth in home runs and third in RBI.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has nine doubles, four triples, four home runs and eight walks while batting .315.

Blue Jays vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the league this season.
• The Blue Jays have pitched to a 4.28 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• The Blue Jays rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.367 WHIP this season.
• The 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 29th in MLB.
• Kansas City has a 3.22 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals average MLB’s 16th-ranked WHIP (1.267).