Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends | September 15
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Two teams in the AL East — the Toronto Blue Jays (80-67) and the Boston Red Sox (74-73) — meet on Friday at 7:07 PM ET, at Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays are favored at home (-136) against the Red Sox (+115). The Blue Jays will give the ball to Jose Berrios (10-10) against the Red Sox and Brayan Bello (12-8).
The Red Sox lost to the Yankees yesterday, with Mauricio Llovera registering the loss while throwing one inning, giving up one earned run on three hits. Rafael Devers went 3-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the Red Sox’s offense.
Prepare for the Blue Jays vs. Red Sox with everything you need to know about Friday’s game, including viewing options.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox Odds and Betting Lines
Major League Baseball odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:37 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Blue Jays (-136, bet $136 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+115, bet $100 to win $115)
Over/under: 8.5
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Blue Jays Stats and Trends Blue Jays Betting Records
The Blue Jays have won 59, or 53.6%, of the 110 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
Toronto has entered 71 games this season favored by -136 or more and is 38-33 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Blue Jays, based on the moneyline, is 57.6%.
Games involving Toronto has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 64 of 147 chances this season.
The Blue Jays are 67-80-0 ATS in their 147 games with a spread this season.
José Berríos (Blue Jays Probable Starter)
Berrios makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 30th of the season. He is 10-10 with a 3.63 ERA and 160 strikeouts in 171 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Sunday, the right-hander tossed seven innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
The 29-year-old has a 3.63 ERA and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings across 29 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .242 to opposing hitters.
Berrios is trying to build on a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
Berrios is seeking his sixth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 innings per appearance on the mound.
In five of his 29 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .263 batting average, and is third in the league with 1334 total hits and eighth in MLB action with 731 runs scored. It has the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.436) and ranks 15th in home runs (174) in all of MLB.
In 17 innings over three appearances against the Red Sox this season, Berrios has a 6.35 ERA and a 1.412 WHIP while his opponents are batting .314.
The 29-year-old ranks 22nd in ERA (3.63), 22nd in WHIP (1.199), and 29th in K/9 (8.4) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Blue Jays Batting Stats
The Blue Jays rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 169 home runs.
Hitters for Toronto have combined for a team rank of 14th in the majors with a .417 team slugging percentage.
The Blue Jays rank fifth in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
Toronto ranks 16th in the majors with 669 total runs scored this season.
The Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .331 this season, which ranks fifth in the league.
Toronto ranks seventh in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.0 whiffs per contest.
Red Sox Stats and Trends Red Sox Betting Records
The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 76 games this year and have walked away with the win 38 times (50%) in those games.
This season, Boston has come away with a win 23 times in 36 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 46.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Contests with Boston has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 79 of 146 chances this season.
The Red Sox have an against the spread record of 72-74-0 in 146 games with a line this season.
Brayan Bello (Red Sox Probable Starter)
Bello makes the start for the Red Sox, his 26th of the season. He is 12-8 with a 3.68 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 142 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out came on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
In 25 games this season, the 24-year-old has amassed a 3.68 ERA and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .262 to opposing batters.
Bello is looking to secure his 15th quality start of the season.
Bello will aim to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.7 innings per outing.
He given up at least one earned run in each of his appearances in 2023.
The opposing Blue Jays offense has a collective .258 batting average, and is fifth in the league with 1297 total hits and 16th in MLB action with 669 runs scored. They have the 14th-ranked slugging percentage (.417) and are 18th in all of MLB with 169 home runs.
Bello has a 3.6 ERA and a 1.4 WHIP against the Blue Jays this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .286 batting average over one appearance.
Red Sox Batting Stats
The Red Sox rank 15th in MLB play with 174 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
So far this season, Boston’s .436 slugging percentage ranks sixth-best in the majors.
The Red Sox rank third in the majors with a .263 batting average.
Boston scores the eighth-most runs in baseball (731 total, 5.0 per game).
The Red Sox’s .329 on-base percentage ranks seventh-best in the majors.
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Blue Jays vs. Red Sox: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
Game Day: Friday, September 15, 2023
Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
Stadium: Rogers Centre
TV Channel: MLB.tv
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
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