Data Skrive:
The Toronto Blue Jays (47-56) are set to take on the Texas Rangers (51-53) Saturday at 3:07 PM ET, airing on SNET. The Blue Jays are listed as -141 favorites by oddsmakers, while the underdog Rangers have +120 odds for the contest. Toronto’s Kevin Gausman and Texas’ Michael Lorenzen have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $34.18
Blue Jays to win vs Rangers -141
Blue Jays vs. Rangers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-141)
- Underdog: Rangers (+120)
- Over/under: 8.5
Blue Jays vs. Rangers Betting Insights
- The Blue Jays have been victorious in 32, or 55.2%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Toronto has a record of 14-10 when favored by -141 or more this year.
- The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 58.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Rangers have won 16 of the 45 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (35.6%).
- Texas has a 6-12 record (winning only 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +120 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Rangers’ implied win probability is 45.5%.
Blue Jays vs. Rangers Hitting Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in home runs with 18, runs batted in with 62 and his batting average of .297 is also best on his team.
- Guerrero is 26th in home runs and 24th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- George Springer has collected 80 hits this season and has an OBP of .308. He’s slugging .386 on the year.
- Marcus Semien has accumulated a team-best 53 runs batted in.
- In all of the majors, Semien is 50th in home runs and 41st 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.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.55 this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.320 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Rangers pitching staff ranks 10th in MLB.
- Texas’ 3.99 team ERA ranks 16th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Rangers average MLB’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.252).