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Chris Bassitt looks for the win on the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays as they host AL East foe, the Boston Red Sox. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Blue Jays prediction and pick.
Red Sox-Blue Jays Projected Starters
Tanner Houck vs. Chris Bassitt
Tanner Houck (7-5) with a 2.08 ERA and a .95 wHIP.
Last Start: Houck went six innings last time out, giving up eight hits and striking out five. He gave up three runs in the game and took his fourth win in his last five starts.
2024 Road Splits: Houck has been great on the road this year. He is 4-2 in six starts, with a 1.66 ERA and a .173 opponent batting average.
Chris Bassitt (6-6) with a 3.56 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP.
Last Start: Bassitt went five innings last time out, giving up five hits and four walks. He did not give up a run but did not factor into the decision as the Blue Jays lost the game 5-4 to the Athletics.
2024 Home Splits: Bassitt has seven starts at home this year. He is 4-3 with a 4.12 ERA at home and an opponent batting average of .267 in his home starts.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Red Sox-Blue Jays Odds
Boston Red Sox: -1.5 (+146)
Moneyline: -116
Toronto Blue Jays: +1.5 (-178)
Moneyline: -102
Over: 7.5 (-122)
Under: 7.5 (+100)
How to Watch Red Sox vs. Blue Jays
Time: 7:07 PM ET/ 4:07 PM PT
TV: NESN/SN1
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Red Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Red Sox are 11th in the majors in runs scored while sitting seventh in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and sixth in slugging. Cessanne Rafaela has been great this year. He is hitting .238 on the year with a .264 on-base percentage. He has 11 doubles and seven home runs, leading to 39 RBIs and 34 runs scored. Meanwhile, Rafael Devers leads the team in home runs this year. He is hitting .283 with a .377 on-base percentage. He has 13 home runs this year, and 36 RBIs while scoring 40 times. Jarren Duran leads the team in runs scored this year. He is hitting .278 this year with 21 doubles, 10 triples, and five home runs. He has 31 RBIs and 48 runs scored this year.
Emmanuel Valdez comes into the game hot. He is hitting .462 in the last week with four doubles and five RBIs. He has also scored twice. Jarren Duran has been great as well. HE is hitting .440 in the last week with four RBIs and six runs scored. Rounding out the hot bats is David Hamilton. He is hitting .318 in the last week with a home run and four RBIs while scoring six times.
Current members of the Red Sox have 32 career at-bats against Chris Bassitt. They are hitting just .125 against Bassitt. Rafael Devers has been solid against Bassit. He is three for eight a double and two home runs. He has three of the four hits against Bassits, with the other one being a double by Masataka Yoshida.
Why The Blue Jays Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Blue Jays are 26th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 22nd in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging. Daulton Varsho has led the way this year. He is hitting just .220 on the year, but he has 14 doubles, three triples, and 11 home runs. This has led to 35 RBIs and 40 runs scored. Valdimir Guerrero Jr. leads the team in hitting this year. He is hitting .284 on the year with a .374 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles and seven home runs. This has led to 30 RBIs and 31 runs scored. Rounding out the top bats of the year is David Schnieder. he is hitting .226, but with eight home runs and 33 RBIs. He has scored 30 times as well.
Varsho has also been solid in the last week. he is hitting .250 in the last six games with two doubles and a home run. He has four RBIs and three runs scored in the last week. Also coming into the game hot is Spencer Horwitz Horwitz is hitting .381 in the last week, with three RBIs and two runs scored.
Current Blue Jays have 43 career bats against Tanner Houck. They have hit .302 against him with a home run and eight RBIs. Dalton Varsho leads the way here as well. He is two for three with a double, a home run, and three RBIs. Valdimir Guerrero Jr is also three for nine with a double and three RBIs. Bo Bichette has also been solid against Houck. he is three for seven with two RBIs.
Final Red Sox-Blue Jays Prediction & Pick
Tanner Houck has struggled against some members of the Blue Jays, still, he has been the better pitcher as of late. He has not lost in his last five starts, winning four of them. Houck also has the better splits over Chris Bassitt, and the Red Sox have the better offense in this one. Take the Red Sox in this one.
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Final Red Sox-Blue Jays Prediction & Pick: Red Sox ML (-116)
