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The Detroit Tigers (23-27) will try to end their five-game losing streak when they host the Toronto Blue Jays (23-26) on Friday at 6:40 PM ET on BSDET. Sportsbooks consider the Blue Jays to be -120 favorites for the contest, while the Tigers are +101 underdogs looking for the upset.
Toronto’s Alek Manoah and Detroit’s Kenta Maeda have been named the starters for this contest.
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Blue Jays and Tigers Betting Trends
The Blue Jays have been the moneyline favorite 30 total times this season. They’ve gone 17-13 in those games.
Toronto has an 11-10 record (winning 52.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -120 or shorter.
This season, the Tigers have been the underdog 26 times and won 11, or 42.3%, of those games.
This season, Detroit has won nine of its 18 games, or 50%, when it’s the underdog by at least +101 on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have played in 49 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 21 times (21-27-1).
The Tigers and their opponents have hit the over in 27 of their 50 games with a total this season.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays have the No. 26 offense in baseball scoring 3.9 runs per game (191 total runs).
Toronto ranks 23rd in baseball with 43 total home runs.
The Blue Jays have the 19th-ranked batting average in the league (.232).
Toronto’s hitters strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
Toronto has a 4.23 team ERA that ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers rank 21st in the majors with 203 total runs scored this season.
Detroit has hit just 39 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the majors.
The Tigers’ .231 batting average ranks 22nd in the league this season.
Detroit ranks 22nd with an average of 8.9 strikeouts per game.
The Tigers average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the big leagues.
Detroit has the 11th-ranked ERA (3.74) in the majors this season.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Manoah (1-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Blue Jays, his fourth of the season.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto with a batting average of .282. He’s also hit five home runs with 24 RBI.
Daulton Varsho leads Toronto in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (27) this season while batting .213.
Bo Bichette is slashing .243/.297/.356 this season for the Blue Jays.
Justin Turner has collected 33 hits this season and has an OBP of .309. He’s slugging .378 on the year.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers’ Maeda (1-1) will make his eighth start of the season.
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with nine home runs while racking up a team-best batting average of .235.
Kerry Carpenter’s 25 runs batted in lead his team.
Mark Canha is hitting .224 with eight doubles, six home runs and 24 walks.
Wenceel Perez is batting .295 with four doubles, four triples, three home runs and 12 walks.
Blue Jays and Tigers Injuries
Blue Jays: Chad Green: 15 Day IL (Teres major), Bowden Francis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Yariel Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Spine)
Tigers: Shelby Miller: 15 Day IL (Ulnar nerve inflammation), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin), Reese Olson: day-to-day (Hip)
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