An AL East rivalry will be renewed when the Toronto Blue Jays host the Boston Red Sox in their home opener tonight. The Red Sox have flourished when they visit the Rogers Centre as Boston is 6-2 in their past eight games in Toronto.
- The visiting team is 10-4 in the past 14 games between the Red Sox and Blue Jays.
- Nine of the Blue Jays’ 15 runs this season have come off home runs.
- The favored team is 3-10 in the past 13 games between the Red Sox and Blue Jays.
Joe Kelly will look to build on his fantastic end to last season with the righty going 8-0 with a 3.00 ERA in his final nine starts to close out the season. However, Kelly has struggled against the Blue Jays in his career with a 5.52 ERA lifetime against Toronto.
Marcus Stroman will get his second start of the season in the Jays' home opener after the youngster pitched eight complete innings while giving up six hits and three earned runs in his first start vs the Rays. The Stro-Show has been in full force against the Red Sox, as he has a perfect 4-0 record with a 1.26 ERA in his career against Boston.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Baseball betting odds makers, including Sportsbook, opened the Toronto Blue Jays as -120 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under total bettors saw the number open at 8.5 at shops such as Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 4.4-2.8 result in favor of the Blue Jays. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Toronto (2-2) will face the 1-1 Red Sox in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Toronto vs Boston injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Toronto Blue Jays at No. 2 and the Boston Red Sox at No. 5 heading into this contest.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Boston looks to rebound from a loss to the Indians, who beat them 7-6 on Wednesday behind a start from C Carrasco at Progressive Field.
Toronto looks to rebound from a loss to the Rays, who beat them 5-3 on Wednesday behind a start from M Moore at Tropicana Field.
- Boston is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games
- Boston is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
- Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
- Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
- Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
- Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Next Betting Matchups
Boston at Toronto, Saturday, April 9th
