The Toronto Blue Jays (66-61) and Detroit Tigers (62-67) play the middle game of a three-game set Saturday at Comerica Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze the lines around the Blue Jays vs. Tigers odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Tigers lead 3-1
Detroit took Friday’s opener 2-1 thanks to OF Victor Reyes’ tiebreaking, pinch-hit, inside-the-park, eighth-inning homer. The Tigers won as +145 underdogs and our STRONGEST PLAY of Under 9.5 easily cashed.
Saturday, Blue Jays rookie RHP Alek Manoah is projected to start. He is 5-2 with a 3.18 ERA (68 IP, 24 ER), 1.10 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9 in 13 starts.
- Last outing: No-decision, 6 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 5 K in 2-1 home win vs. Chicago White Sox Monday
- Career vs. Tigers: No appearances
RHP Jose Urena, who has been out since mid-July due to a groin strain, is expected to be activated off the injured list to start for the Tigers. He is 2-8 with a 6.19 ERA (80 IP, 55 ER), 1.65 WHIP, 5.9 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9 in 17 starts.
- Last outing: No-decision, 3 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K at home vs. Minnesota Twins July 17, exiting early with groin injury
- Career vs. Blue Jays: No appearances
Blue Jays at Tigers odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 7:40 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blue Jays -210 (bet $210 to win $100) | Tigers +170 (bet $100 to win $170)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blue Jays -1.5 (-130) | Tigers +1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under: 9.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)
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Prediction
Blue Jays 4, Tigers 3
Money line (ML)
There’s value with Detroit (+170). However, I’m afraid of betting against Toronto (-210), which really needs a W here in hopes of not falling further back in the AL Wild Card race.
I could see making a small wager on the Tigers, but I’ll PASS and focus on the two plays below.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
ATS records: Blue Jays 66-61 | Tigers 72-57
BET DETROIT +1.5 (+105). The Tigers have been solid against the spread, owning the fifth-best ATS record in baseball and the second-best home ATS mark at 37-27.
They’re on a 4-0 ATS run and have covered five of their last six games. They’re 3-1 ATS this season against the Blue Jays, who are on a 3-11 ATS slide.
Over/Under (O/U)
O/U records: Blue Jays 56-66-5 | Tigers 56-68-5
UNDER 9.5 (-115) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager.
The Under is 6-0 in the Tigers’ last six games, 7-1 in the Blue Jays’ last eight and 4-0 in their head-to-head meetings this season.
Manoah only allowed 1 ER in his last start and features a 2.64 ERA (44 1/3 IP, 13 ER) in his last six starts.
Meanwhile, don’t let Urena’s 6-plus ERA fool you. He didn’t allow a run in his last start – even though he only pitched 3 innings – and he tossed 3 hitless, scoreless innings in his two Triple-A Toledo rehab starts.
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| JOHNNY’S RECORD | W-L | SP | ROI |
| SINCE JULY 8 | 19-13 | 8-5 | +5.607 |
| *–SP: Strongest plays; ROI: Return on investment | |||
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