The Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers meet Friday in MLB action at Comerica Park. Here’s a Tigers vs. Blue Jays Prediction. This article will include a Tigers vs. Blue Jays Pick.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 19-24 on the year and play the Yankees and Pirates next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .246 on the season and have a .311 OBP, and a .375 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.13 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Ernie Clement leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 50 hits and 12 RBI while Kazuma Okamoto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 82 hits and 45 RBI.
Trey Yesavage gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 1-1 with a 0.68 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. This will be Yesavage’s first career game against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 19-25 on the year and play the Guardians and Orioles next. The Detroit Tigers are batting .242 on the season and have a .324 OBP, and a .389 slugging percentage. The Detroit Tigers’ pitching staff has a 4.07 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Riley Greene leads the Detroit Tigers with 52 hits and 22 RBI, while Colt Keith and Kevin McGonigle have combined for 83 hits and 22 RBI.
Ty Madden gets the ball for the Detroit Tigers, and he is 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. This will be Madden’s first career game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Blue Jays have lost nine of their last 10 games as road favorites against AL Central opponents following a home win.
- The Tigers have won each of their last four games as underdogs against the Blue Jays following a loss.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in each of their last eight games as underdogs against the Blue Jays.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in 11 of their last 12 games as road favorites following an extra innings win.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in eight of their last nine games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have lost the first inning in seven of their last nine games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- The Tigers have led after 3 innings in six of their last seven games against the Blue Jays.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Tigers have lost each of their last 10 games as home underdogs following a road loss.
- The road team has won four of the last five games between the Blue Jays and Tigers.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as home underdogs following a road loss.
- The road team has covered the run line in four of the last five games between the Blue Jays and Tigers.
- The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in each of their last five Friday night games as favorites.
- The Tigers have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games against AL East opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Tigers’ last nine games as home underdogs have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Blue Jays’ last 10 night games against AL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in 12 of the last 13 night games between the Blue Jays and Tigers.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Blue Jays’ last six night games at Comerica Park.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Spencer Torkelson has hit a home run in three of the Tigers’ last five home games against the Blue Jays.
- Javier Báez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Tigers as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- Riley Greene ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.426) this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- George Springer has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 17 appearances in night games against teams that held a losing record.
- Alejandro Kirk has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Ernie Clement ranks T8th in the league in Hits (50) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Tigers rank T2nd in the league for doubles this season (82).
- The Tigers rank T4th in the league for triples this season (7).
- The Blue Jays rank 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (294).
- The Blue Jays rank T29th in the league for triples this season (1).
Tigers vs Blue Jays Prediction
Both Yesavage and Madden are off to fine starts, but they’re still young pitchers who have a combined 24.1 innings under their belts this season. I need larger sample sizes. The difference for me in this game is the Blue Jays are 6-13 on the road and the Tigers have seen 12 of their 19 wins come at home. Also, the Tigers are too talented to keep losing these games and should be motivated to rebound from an ugly sweep of the Mets. I’ll take a stab at the plus money with the Tigers at home.