Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends

At Rogers Centre on Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays (12-7) face the Boston Red Sox (8-11), with first pitch at 3:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays are favored (-152 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Red Sox (+130). The starting pitchers are Alek …

At Rogers Centre on Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays (12-7) face the Boston Red Sox (8-11), with first pitch at 3:07 PM ET.

The Blue Jays are favored (-152 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Red Sox (+130). The starting pitchers are Alek Manoah (3-0) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Garrett Whitlock (1-0) for the Boston Red Sox.

Yesterday, the Red Sox picked up a 7-1 victory over the Blue Jays, with Michael Wacha (6.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 5 K) registering the win for the Red Sox. Xander Bogaerts went 4-for-4 with an RBI to lead the offense. Trent Thornton (1.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 K) was handed the loss for the Blue Jays.

Get ready for the Blue Jays vs. Red Sox with everything you need to know before Thursday’s game.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines

Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 5:06 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Blue Jays (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Red Sox (+130, bet $100 to win $130)
  • Over/under: 8

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Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

  • The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 12 times this season and won nine, or 75%, of those games.
  • Toronto has a record of 5-2 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -152 on the moneyline.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
  • Toronto’s games have gone over the total in six of their 18 chances.
  • The Blue Jays are 9-9-0 ATS in their 18 games with a spread this season.

Alek Manoah (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

  • The Blue Jays will send Manoah (3-0) to the mound for his fourth start this season.
  • The right-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Houston Astros.
  • The 24-year-old has an ERA of 2.00, a 3 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.000 in three games this season.
  • He’s going for his fourth straight quality start.
  • Manoah will look to finish five or more innings for the fourth start in a row.
  • The Red Sox rank 15th in MLB with 72 runs scored this season. They have a .234 batting average this campaign with 11 home runs (25th in the league).

Blue Jays Batting Stats

  • The Blue Jays have hit 26 homers to lead Major League Baseball this season.
  • Hitters for the Blue Jays have a combined .415 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
  • Toronto’s .248 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
  • The Blue Jays have scored 79 runs (4.2 per game) this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
  • Toronto has an on-base percentage of .306 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
  • The Blue Jays rank 19th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.

Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

  • The Red Sox have won in three, or 27.3%, of the 11 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • The Red Sox have won all of their four games in which they were named as at least a +130 moneyline underdog.
  • The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in five of their 19 opportunities.
  • The Red Sox are 11-8-0 against the spread in their 19 games that had a posted line this season.

Garrett Whitlock (Red Sox Probable Starter)

  • Whitlock (1-0) takes the mound first for the Red Sox to make his second start this season.
  • In his most recent appearance on Saturday, the righty tossed four scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays while surrendering one hit.
  • In five games this season, he has a .66 ERA and 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .109 against him.
  • He will take the hill against a Blue Jays offense that ranks sixth in the league with 158 total hits (on a .248 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .415 (fifth in the league) with 26 total home runs (first in MLB play).
  • Whitlock has a 0.00 ERA and a 0.000 WHIP against the Blue Jays this season in one inning pitched, allowing a .000 batting average over one appearance.

Red Sox Batting Stats

  • The Red Sox average 0.6 home runs per game to rank 25th in baseball with 11 total home runs .
  • So far this year, the Red Sox’s .353 slugging percentage is 19th in the league.
  • Boston has the 14th-ranked batting average in the league (.234).
  • Averaging 3.8 runs per game (72 total), the Red Sox are the 15th-highest scoring team in MLB play.
  • Boston ranks 26th in the league with an on-base percentage of .280.
  • The Red Sox’s 8.3 strikeouts per game rank 17th in the league.

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