The Toronto Blue Jays (73-83) are favored on the moneyline (-113) in Monday’s contest versus the Boston Red Sox (78-78). Game time is at 7:07 p.m. ET on NESN. The Red Sox, with +157 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5).
Chris Bassitt starts for Toronto while Tanner Houck is Boston’s starter for the contest.
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Blue Jays and Red Sox Betting Trends
The Blue Jays have been favored on the moneyline 73 total times this season. They’ve finished 44-29 in those games.
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -113 or shorter, Toronto has a 42-29 record (winning 59.2% of its games).
The Red Sox have won 36, or 45.6%, of the 79 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Boston has a record of 27-33 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -104 on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 78 times this season for a 78-73-4 record against the over/under.
The Red Sox and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 77 of their 154 opportunities.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays are the 20th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.2 runs per game (652 total).
Toronto ranks 25th in MLB action with 153 home runs. They average one per game.
The Blue Jays have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.242).
Toronto’s batters strike out 7.7 times per game, the sixth-lowest average in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
Toronto has the 22nd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.24).
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox have scored the ninth-most runs in the league this season with 734.
Boston’s 193 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
The Red Sox rank sixth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
Boston ranks 28th in strikeouts per game (9.8) among MLB offenses.
The Red Sox have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
Boston has the 16th-ranked ERA (4.06) in the majors this season.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Bassitt (10-13 with a 4.16 ERA and 166 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 31st of the season.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in batting average (.327), home runs (30) and runs batted in (100) this season.
George Springer has 116 hits and an OBP of .303 to go with a slugging percentage of .372 this season.
Ernie Clement has 109 hits this season and a slash line of .265/.286/.410.
Spencer Horwitz has collected 84 hits this season and has an OBP of .362. He’s slugging .450 on the year.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox will send Houck (8-10) to the mound for his 30th start this season.
Jarren Duran paces the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .285.
Tyler O’Neill’s 31 home runs are a team-high mark.
Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .247 with 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks.
Masataka Yoshida has 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 27 walks while batting .286.
Blue Jays and Red Sox Injuries
Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Bo Bichette: 10 Day IL (Finger), Jordan Romano: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alek Manoah: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Will Wagner: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10 Day IL (Forearm), David Hamilton: 10 Day IL (Finger), Brennan Bernardino: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), James Paxton: 60 Day IL (Leg), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Mata: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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