The struggling Toronto Blue Jays are trying to avoid dropping their eighth in a row as they play host to the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre. New England Sports Network will televise the matchup and the game will get going at 7:07 p.m. ET.
Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds
The Blue Jays are 55-89 straight up (SU) and 70-74 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 22.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.8 units ATS. Toronto hasn’t covered the spread in any of its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. On the other hand, the Red Sox have gone 76-68 SU this year and are 59-84 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 22.0 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 33.5 units ATS. Boston has covered the spread only twice over its last seven games and the under has cashed in six of those seven.
Toronto games have had an over/under record of 65-71-8 in 2019. The Red Sox have been a strong over bet with a total record of 80-60-3.
Nathan Eovaldi will get the nod for the BoSox. The right-handed Eovaldi (1-0, 5.77 ERA) has recorded 49 strikeouts in 48.1 innings so far. He’s 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA against Toronto this year.
The Blue Jays are sending T.J. Zeuch (0-0, 4.50 ERA) to the hill. Zeuch has four strikeouts and two walks to his name, along with a WHIP of 1.25. Zeuch has yet to face the Red Sox this year and did not accrue any MLB appearances last season.
Toronto’s pitchers have allowed 5.0 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.10 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.38 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 58 games against AL East foes, Blue Jays starters have an ERA of 5.16 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.75.
Toronto’s hitters are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.8 per game against divisional foes and 2.4 per game over their last five. The team has hit .177/.253/.329 over its last five matchups and is 0-5 SU during that stretch.
Freddy Galvis and Randal Grichuk have paced the Blue Jays’ hitters this year. Galvis is hitting .267/.299/.444 with 18 home runs, 54 RBIs and 55 runs scored, and Grichuk is hitting .230 with 25 homers, 64 RBIs and 64 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Boston’s pitchers have allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.96 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 9.38 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.28, along with a WHIP of 1.37 and a K-per-9 of 10.50.
Red Sox hitters have slashed .272/.345/.476 on their way to 5.6 runs scored per game this season, including 5.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 2.6 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Third baseman Rafael Devers and shortstop Xander Bogaerts continue to lead Boston’s hitters. Devers is slashing .314/.364/.564 with 29 home runs, 107 RBIs and 116 runs scored, while Bogaerts is hitting .304/.380/.562 with 31 homers, 105 RBIs and 102 runs scored.
The Blue Jays have lost 22.3 units and are 47-49 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in 44 of those games, compared to 46 that’ve gone under.
Red Sox vs. Blue Jays MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Blue Jays, ATS Winner – Red Sox, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in only two of Toronto’s last seven games.
- The Red Sox have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Blue Jays have hit 11 over their last 10.
- Boston has posted 18.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 15.0 over its last five.
- The Red Sox have lost four of their last five games SU while the Blue Jays have dropped nine of their last 10.
