Boston Red Sox (67-62) vs Toronto Blue Jays (63-68)
Game Info: Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 7:10 pm (Fenway Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Boston Red Sox -139 / Toronto Blue Jays +118 — Over/Under:
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox meet Thursday in MLB action from Fenway Park. Here’s a Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox prediction. This will be the final installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Blue Jays vs Red Sox pick. We will examine:
The Toronto Blue Jays recent form and player performance
The Boston Red Sox recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Toronto Blue Jays
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Boston Red Sox
Recent betting trends in games played between the Blue Jays and Red Sox
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Blue Jays vs Red Sox game
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Blue Jays played the Los Angeles Angels in a long weekend series. Toronto swept those four games 5-3, 5-4, 3-1 and 8-2. The Jays split the first two outings versus the Red Sox 7-3 (win) and 6-3 (loss). On Wednesday Toronto took a shutout loss 3-0 with just two team hits.
In the starter role for the Jays on Thursday it’ll be Bowden Francis. In his 22 games (eight starts) this year Francis is 7-3 with a 4.02 ERA. He’s 8-3 with a 3.23 ERA in 43 career games (eight starts).
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
Over on the Red Sox’ side, they were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in their weekend series with losses 12-2, 4-1 and 7-5. On Wednesday Boston scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to cap off the win.
Kutter Crawford will start for the Red Sox on Thursday. So far Crawford is 8-11 with a 4.19 ERA in 27 starts. He’s 17-26 with a 4.51 career ERA in 80 games (63 starts).
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Blue Jays’ last six games as road underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Red Sox’s last five games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Masataka Yoshida has recorded at least one Single in each of the Red Sox’s last five night games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Jarren Duran has scored at least one run in each of the Red Sox’s last six night games.
- Jarren Duran has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Red Sox’s last five games as favorites against AL East opponents.
- Masataka Yoshida has recorded at least one total base in each of the Red Sox’s last 13 games against the Blue Jays at Fenway Park.
- Jarren Duran has hit a home run in three of the Red Sox’s last four games as favorites.
- Masataka Yoshida has recorded at least one hit in each of the Red Sox’s last 13 games against the Blue Jays at Fenway Park.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one RBI in seven of his last nine appearances in night games.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in each of the Blue Jays’ last 22 games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- George Springer has hit a home run in three of the Blue Jays’ last five games against the Red Sox.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 22 games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in six of the Blue Jays’ last eight road games against AL East opponents.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Bo Bichette has scored a run in each of his last seven Thursday night appearances.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
I’m sticking with the Blue Jays. Francis is on a nice run right now. He’s 3-0 over his last three starts with just two earned in 22.0 innings. As for Crawford, he’s 1-2 in his last trio with nine earned runs in 15.2 innings of work.
On Wednesday the Blue Jays couldn’t solve Brayan Bello with just two hits in his 8.0 innings (and none from closer Kenley Jansen). I like Toronto to get the bats going better on Thursday.