Blue Jays vs. Rangers Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 26, 2024

The Texas Rangers (51-52) will vie for their sixth straight victory when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays (46-56) on Friday at 7:07 PM ET on Apple TV+. The Blue Jays are listed as -125 favorites to stop the streak, while the Rangers are +104 underdogs to keep their momentum. Toronto’s Yusei Kikuchi gets the start, and he’ll go against Texas’ Andrew Heaney.

Here is our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Rangers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-125)
• Underdog: Rangers (+104)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays vs. Rangers Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been victorious in 31, or 54.4%, of the 57 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Toronto has been victorious 19 times in 35 chances when named as a favorite of at least -125 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Rangers have won 36.4% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (16-28).
• Texas has an 11-17 record (winning just 39.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +104 or longer.
• The Rangers have a 49% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Blue Jays vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .296 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI. All three of those stats rank first among Toronto hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Guerrero’s home run total places him 25th and his RBI tally ranks him 23rd.
• George Springer has collected 78 hits this season and has an OBP of .307. He’s slugging .386 on the year.
• Marcus Semien paces the Rangers with 53 runs batted in.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Semien is 49th in home runs and 39th in RBI.
• Corey Seager has hit 19 home runs to pace his team.

Blue Jays vs. Rangers Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have the 27th-ranked ERA (4.55) in the majors this season.
• The Blue Jays rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.318 WHIP this season.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 10th in the majors.
• Texas’ 3.97 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Rangers average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.246).