Boston Red Sox (38-35) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (35-37)
June 18, 2024 7:07 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Blue Jays -115 / Boston Red Sox +105; Over/Under: +8
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The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays meet Tuesday in MLB game 2 action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 38-35 on the year after wins over the Phillies and Yankees. The Boston Red Sox have scored 24 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Boston Red Sox have won 6 straight games when scoring more than 1 run. Jarren Duran leads the Boston Red Sox with 83 hits and 31 RBI, while Rafael Devers and Connor Wong have combined for 126 hits and 63 RBI.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 35-37 on the year after wins over the Brewers and Guardians. The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 9 games. The Toronto Blue Jays have won 5 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 78 hits and 30 RBI, while Bo Bichette and Isiah Kiner-Falefa have combined for 119 hits and 56 RBI.
Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Pitching Matchup
Tanner Houck gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 7-5 with a 2.08 ERA and 89 strikeouts this season. Houck has allowed 11 hits and 5 runs in his last 13 innings. Houck has a 1.66 ERA and .173 allowed batting average in 38 road innings. Houck is 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Chris Bassitt gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 6-6 with a 3.56 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. Bassitt has allowed 17 hits and 4 runs in his last 18 innings. Bassitt has a 4.12 ERA and .267 allowed batting average in 39.1 home innings. Bassitt is 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Boston Red Sox.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Red Sox have won each of their last seven games against the Blue Jays following a win.
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last seven games as home underdogs.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as home underdogs.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in each of their last seven games against the Blue Jays following a win.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in each of their last three games.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Chris Bassitt has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last seven appearances with his team as an underdog against AL East opponents.
- Chris Bassitt has recorded a win in four of his last five appearances against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Justin Turner has recorded at least one Double in each of his last three appearances against the Red Sox.
- Justin Turner has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 14 Tuesday appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Justin Turner has scored a run in each of his last four home appearances after playing the previous day.
- Danny Jansen has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances with the Blue Jays as home underdogs against the Red Sox.
- Kevin Kiermaier has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog against the Red Sox.
- Justin Turner has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 10 Tuesday appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Justin Turner has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 14 Tuesday appearances with his team as an underdog.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Rafael Devers has hit a home run in five of the Red Sox’s last six games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Rafael Devers has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Red Sox’s last four road games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Connor Wong has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 10 appearances.
- Connor Wong has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances.
- Rafael Devers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a losing record.
- Rafael Devers has scored at least one run in each of the Red Sox’s last seven games against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Tanner Houck ranks 4th amongst qualified players for Earned Run Average (2.08) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Toronto Blue Jays rank 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (501).
- The Toronto Blue Jays rank 29th in the league for home runs allowed this season (95).
- The Boston Red Sox rank 1st in the league for triples this season (21).
- The Boston Red Sox rank 28th in the league for strikeouts against this season (704).
Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
As I’ve mentioned a few times this week, the Boston Red Sox are playing some of their best ball of the season and there’s a pep in their step. The Red Sox are valuable in the underdog role as long as they keep rolling. The Toronto Blue Jays continue to underachieve, ad there’s a strong argument to be made that Tanner Houck is better than Chris Bassitt this season. Houck has also pitched his best ball on the road this season. Give me the Red Sox and the plus money, the same route we went with last night.
