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

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04 August 2023

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

On Friday, a clash of AL East rivals is on the docket, with the Boston Red Sox (57-51) hosting the Toronto Blue Jays (60-50) at 7:10 PM ET.

The Blue Jays are an underdog (+129 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Red Sox (-151). The Red Sox will start James Paxton (6-2) versus the Blue Jays and Alek Manoah (2-8).

The Red Sox lost 6-3 against the Mariners Friday, with John Schreiber getting credited with the loss. He threw one inning, giving up four earned runs on three hits while striking out one. Jarren Duran went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Red Sox offensively.

The Blue Jays were defeated by the Orioles 6-1 yesterday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 1-for-4 with an RBI, and Kevin Gausman took the loss, throwing 4 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on eight hits while striking out six.

Get ready for the Red Sox vs. Blue Jays with everything you need to know ahead of Friday’s game, including viewing options.

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

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Favorite: Red Sox (-151, bet $151 to win $100)
Underdog: Blue Jays (+129, bet $100 to win $129)
Over/under: 10

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Red Sox Stats and Trends

Red Sox Betting Records

The Red Sox have been favorites in 48 games this season and won 26 (54.2%) of those contests.
Boston is 7-8 this season when entering a game favored by -151 or more on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Red Sox, based on the moneyline, is 60.2%.
Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of its 107 games with a total this season.
The Red Sox have an ATS record of 56-51-0 in 107 games with a spread this season.

James Paxton (Red Sox Probable Starter)

Paxton gets the start for the Red Sox, his 14th of the season. He is 6-2 with a 3.34 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 70 2/3 innings pitched.
The lefty’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants, when he threw five innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up eight hits.
The 34-year-old has an ERA of 3.34, with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 13 games this season. Opponents are batting .212 against him.
Paxton heads into this outing with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
Paxton will try to last five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 13 appearances this season.
He will face off against a Blue Jays offense that ranks fifth in MLB with 971 total hits (on a .257 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .414 (14th in MLB) with 126 total home runs (14th in MLB).
Paxton has a 0 ERA and a 0.652 WHIP against the Blue Jays this season in 7 2/3 innings pitched, allowing a .125 batting average over one appearance.

Red Sox Batting Stats

The Red Sox rank 19th in Major League Baseball with 121 home runs.
Fueled by 374 extra-base hits, Boston ranks sixth in MLB with a .433 slugging percentage this season.
The Red Sox rank fourth in MLB with a .263 team batting average.
Boston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 535 total runs this season.
The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking seventh with an OBP of .330.
Boston ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.

Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

The Blue Jays have won in 16, or 51.6%, of the 31 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Toronto has come away with a win one times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +129 or longer on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 43.7% chance of pulling out a win.
Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 45 of its 110 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
The Blue Jays are 51-59-0 against the spread in their 110 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Alek Manoah (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

The Blue Jays are sending Manoah (2-8) out for his 18th start of the season. He is 2-8 with a 5.87 ERA and 68 strikeouts through 76 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out came on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 5.87, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings in 17 games this season. Opponents are hitting .271 against him.
Manoah is trying to secure his fourth quality start of the year.
Manoah will try to pick up his eighth game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.5 innings per appearance.
In two of his 17 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 974 total hits and eighth in MLB play with 535 runs scored. They have the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.433) and are 19th in all of MLB with 121 home runs.
In five innings over one appearance against the Red Sox this season, Manoah has a 3.6 ERA and a 1.8 WHIP while his opponents are batting .333.

Blue Jays Batting Stats

The Blue Jays average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 14th in MLB action with 126 total home runs .
This season, Toronto’s .414 slugging percentage is 14th in baseball.
The Blue Jays have the seventh-best batting average in the majors (.257).
The offense for Toronto is the No. 14 offense in baseball, scoring 4.5 runs per game (491 total runs).
The Blue Jays rank ninth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .328.

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