Blue Jays vs. Red Sox picks and odds: Count on a strong effort behind Stripling

Toronto Blue Jays take on Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Toronto won three of four games from New York at Yankee Stadium. Boston is hovering around .500.

Blue Jays are under 2.5 runs, first three innings, and under 4. 5 runs. Red Sox are over 4 runs and over 1.

The Blue Jays are 10-3 against Boston this season with a +35 run differential. The Red Sox have gone 1-5 against Toronto at Fenway Park this year. The Blue Jay's bullpen has a better ERA than the Red Sides' bullpen. Red Jays have a good offence. Blue Jays are the favourites. Boston Red Skeptics are a team with more right-handed power.

Winckowski has been excellent the first time through the order, with a 2.88 ERA. Stripling has also excelled early in games, holding opponents to a .207/.229/.300 line and producing a 1.64 ERA so far.

Blue Jays are betting on a team that can't score more than 5 runs. The Red Sox have scored five or more runs just 31.6% of the time in August.

Blue Jays are the favourites to beat the Red Sox.