Baseball bettors look for value at Rogers Centre on Sunday as host Toronto battles the Detroit Tigers in baseball odds action.

Doug Fister gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Tigers on this day; he's 4-7 on the season. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, will counter with Brett Cecil, who will be looking to improve on his 2-3 mark.



View Detroit vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Tigers listed as favorites of 125 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 9.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 8 (Blue Jays) and the No. 4 (Tigers) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Toronto's American League No. 1-ranked scoring average of 5 runs per game, against a Tigers offense rated No. 6 and scoring 4.5 runs per game in the league. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.7 hits per game to date this season, less than the Tigers hitters have managed (9.1 per nine innings).

Toronto owns the American League's No. 12 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Detroit's American League No. 8-rated defense.

Detroit lost its last outing, a 5-1 result against the Blue Jays on July 28. Bettors who backed the Blue Jays at +128 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. The Tigers endured a 5-1 loss at the hands of the Blue Jays on Saturday, with Anibal Sanchez throwing 6 innings of 8-hit ball at Rogers Centre.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 9-1
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 3-7
After a win are 6-4

A few Tigers at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Detroit is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games


Next up:
Detroit at Boston, Monday, July 30
Toronto at Seattle, Monday, July 30