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MLB Prop Bets: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox – July 22, 2022

MLB Prop Bets: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox - July 22, 2022
2022-07-22 19:10:00 EDT

The Toronto Blue Jays (50-43) face the Boston Red Sox (48-45) at Fenway Park on Friday at 7:10pm (ET). Let’s take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup.

  • The Blue Jays have a 50-42-1 O/U record this season (meaning 50 games have gone over the total runs line, 42 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Red Sox have a 41-44-8 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

  • The Blue Jays are averaging 4.6 runs per game this season (8th in the league). Comparatively, the Red Sox are averaging 4.6 (7th).
  • In the field, the Blue Jays are allowing 4.3 runs per game this season (18th in the league), while the Red Sox are allowing an average of 4.4 runs (20th).

Let’s take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

  • Looking at their batting averages this season, the Blue Jays are at .262 (ranking 2nd in the Major Leagues), while the Red Sox are batting .256 (4th).

Home Runs

  • In terms of total home runs this season, the Red Sox have hit 91 (18th in the Major Leagues). Meanwhile, the Blue Jays have managed 119 (6th).

Runs Batted In

  • Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Blue Jays have recorded 415 RBIs to rank 6th in the MLB this season. Comparatively, the Red Sox have recorded 409 RBIs to rank 9th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

  • The Red Sox have an earned run average of 4.04 this season (20th in the Majors), while the Blue Jays have an ERA of 3.96 (18th).

Strikeouts

  • Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Blue Jays have recorded 781 this season, ranking 16th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the Red Sox rank 13th for total strikeouts, recording 794.

Opponent Batting Average

  • Opponents are batting an average of .240 against the Red Sox this season (13th in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Blue Jays’ opponents are at .248 (21st).

First Innings Moneyline

  • Here are their first innings moneyline records in 2022.
  • Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
  • Blue Jays 25-23-45 14-12-23 11-11-22 19-14-27 6-9-18 0-0-0 2-2-6
  • Red Sox 21-20-52 8-11-24 13-9-28 15-15-35 6-5-17 0-0-0 1-5-4

Lead After Three Innings

  • Here are their records after the first three innings in 2022.
  • Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
  • Blue Jays 37-27-29 23-9-17 14-18-12 27-14-19 10-13-10 0-0-0 3-2-5
  • Red Sox 33-33-27 14-17-12 19-16-15 22-24-19 11-9-8 0-0-0 1-6-2

NRFI/YRFI

  • The NRFI is 41-52 in Blue Jays games this season. The Red Sox have a 49-44 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Red Sox recorded a 6-5 extra innings victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre when these teams last met on June 29. Franchy Cordero led the way to that victory, hitting a home run. That result snapped the Blue Jays’ three-game winning streak against the Red Sox.


Robert Steele

I'm not a fan of being called a "quants" (quantitative analyst) or "math wizard" but it's the truth. I'm a numbers guy. I love to crunch the data, make sense of it, and turn it into a winning bet.

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