The Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox will continue their crucial series in Buffalo on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Blue Jays prediction and pick.

Boston bounced back in a big way in the opener, putting up 13 runs in the victory. This was certainly a breath of fresh air for the Red Sox as they lost a tough series against the Yankees in New York over the weekend. They will look to gain ground on the surging Blue Jays in the second game of this series.

Here’s how sportsbooks have set the opening Red Sox-Blue Jays odds.

MLB Odds: Red Sox-Blue Jays Odds

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Boston Red Sox +1.5 (-103)

Toronto Blue Jays -1.5 (-117)

Over 10.5 Runs (-118)

Under 10.5 Runs (-102)

Why The Red Sox Could Cover The Spread

The Boston Red Sox continue to maintain the top spot in the AL East with a slim one-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays. They have struggled of late with losses in six of their last nine games coming in. Despite the struggles, they continued their success against Toronto and have now won five of their last seven games against the Blue Jays. Boston has been great on the road with a 29-19 record to date. The Red Sox potent lineup has averaged five runs this season, which is the fifth-best mark in baseball.

The Red Sox will turn to right-hander Garrett Richards as they look to take their second-straight game. Richards has been erratic this season with a 5-5 record and 4.91 ERA through 18 starts. His strikeout numbers have been lower than normal with 73 punch-outs in 91.2 innings of work. The Red Sox starter has been inefficient lately with a 7.11 ERA through his last seven starts coming in. He has allowed five earned runs through his last 10 innings and will look to build off of his recent success.

Why The Blue Jays Could Cover The Spread

The Toronto Blue Jays will look to bounce back and stay hot as they’ve won four of their last five games and five of their last seven at home. The Blue Jays are currently seven games back of Boston in the AL East and four games back of Oakland for the second wild-card spot. Toronto is one game over .500 at home and 48-43 overall. Their explosive offense has scored the third-most runs in the Majors thanks to the play of MVP and Triple-Crown candidate Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Toronto will hand the ball to left-hander Robbie Ray as they look to even the series. Ray has been putting up elite numbers with an 8-4 record and 2.93 ERA through 18 starts. He has struck out a whopping 138 batters through 107.1 innings of work. The southpaw has been the most consistent starter in this rotation. He has tossed at least six innings of scoreless ball in each of his last two starts to date. Ray will be tasked with slowing down one of the best lineups in all of baseball.

Final Red Sox-Blue Jays Prediction & Pick

The Toronto Blue Jays will almost certainly bounce back in the second game of this series. They put up 25 runs in their previous series and had an off night with four runs scored in the loss on Monday night. I expect the offense to get back on track against a struggling Garrett Richards. Robbie Ray has put together a phenomenal season and has been at his best over his last two starts. I fully expect the Blue Jays to bounce back in a huge way.

FINAL RED SOX BLUE JAYS PICK: Toronto Blue Jays -1.5 (-117)