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It is game three of a four-game weekend series as the Toronto Blue Jays face the Detroit Tigers. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Tigers prediction and pick.
The Blue Jays took game one of the series on Thursday. The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead on an Isiah Kiner-Falefa home run in the third, but the Tigers would tie it up in the sixth. Dalton Varshow would hit a two-run shot in the seventh, to give the Blue Jays the lead. They would score three runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth. Kevin Gausman would strike out ten batters as the Blue Jays would beat the Tigers 9-1.
Game two of the series is on Friday night. It will be Alex Manoah on the mound for the Blue Jays. He is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA. The Tigers will be sending Matt Manning to the mound. He is 0-1 with a 4.88 ERA.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Blue Jays-Tigers Odds
Toronto Blue Jays: -1.5 (+138)
Moneyline: -116
Detroit Tigers: +1.5 (-166)
Moneyline: -102
Over: 8 (-110)
Under: 8 (-110)
How to Watch Blue Jays vs. Tigers
Time: 1:10 PM ET/ 10:10 AM PT
TV: Sportsnet/BSDET
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Blue Jays Will Cover The Spread/Win
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The Blue Jays are 26th in runs scored this year, while sitting 19th in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and 21st in slugging. Daulton Varsho has been driving in a ton of runs. He leads the team with 27 RBIs this year but is struggling to hit. He is hitting just .213 with a .303 on-base percentage. Varsho has nine doubles and nine home runs though plus he has scored 29 times. Meanwhile, Vladimir Guerrero is also driving in runs and hitting well. He is hitting .282 on the year with a .375 on-base percentage. Guerrero has eight doubles and five home runs leading to 24 RBIs and 23 runs scored.
Also scoring well is Justin Turner. Turner has scored 19 times this year and is hitting .231 on the season. Turner has nine doubles and four home runs on the year. This has led to 17 RBIs. Bo Bichette is right ahead of him with 20 RBIs. Bichette is hitting .243 on the year but with a .297 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles and three home runs, leading to his 20 RBIs and 16 runs scored.
Blue Jays pitching is 20th in the majors in team ERA while sitting 22nd in WHIP and 23rd in opponent batting average. Jose Berrios will be on the mound for the Blue Jays in this one. He is 5-3 with a 2.98 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Last time out, he went six innings giving up just three runs. In his last five starts, Berrios has given up two or fewer runs in three of them, but he also gave up eight runs in 3.2 innings to the Phillies. Current members of the Tigers have 47 lifetimes at-bats against Berrios, hitting just .191, but with two home runs and five RBIs.
Why The Tigers Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Tigers are 21st in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 23rd in batting average, 25th in base percentage, and 23rd in slugging. Kerry Carpenter has been great this ear, He is hitting .275 on the year with a .329 OM base percentage. He has ten doubles, four triples, and six home runs this year. This has led to a team leaving 25 RBIs. Further, he has scored 17 times. Joining him in driving in runs this year is Javier Baez. Baez is hitting just .207 on the year, with a .233 on-base percentage. He has eight doubles and a home run, leading to 21 RBIs. He has also stolen six bases and scored 12 times.
Riley Greene continues to score a ton of runs. He is hitting .235 on the year with a .341 on-base percentage. He has eight doubles a triple and nine home runs. this has led to 20 RBIs. Further, he has scored 32 times this year. Rounding out the top producers this year is Mark Canha. He is hitting .224 this year but with a .346 on-base percentage. He has eight doubles and six home runs, leading to 20 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
Tigers pitching is 11th in team ERA while sitting seventh in WHIP and 12th in opponent batting average. Reese Olson is scheduled to be on the mound in this one. He is 0-5 on the year but has a 2.16 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Last time out, he gave up two runs, with one earned in 2.2 innings before leaving the game. In his last five starts, Olson has given up just three earned runs, but the Tigers have lost each game.
Final Blue Jays-Tigers Prediction & Pick
Reese Olson has pitched well this year but had to leave his last start. He is expected to still make the start on Saturday. Still, the Tigers are not giving him much run support. The Blue Jays are also not scoring well. With that, the best play in this game is on the total. Take the under in this one.
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Final Blue Jays-Tigers Prediction & Pick: Under 8 (-110)
