The Toronto Blue Jays host Boston on Tuesday, looking to build on their 15-20 mark against the 17-18 Red Sox in MLB betting action at Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays will turn to Kyle Drabek and his 2-2 record as they look for a win in this one, while the Red Sox send Jon Lester (4-1) to the hill.



View Boston vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Toronto opened as +145 moneyline underdogs in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 7.5.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 9-rated Red Sox taking on the American League's No. 3-rated Blue Jays in this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Toronto's No. 7-rated American League offense, averaging 4.2 runs per game, against a Red Sox defense that ranks No. 7 in the American League at 4.4 in runs allowed per game. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.4 hits per game so far, less than Red Sox batters have averaged on the year (8.7 hits per game).

Toronto owns the American League's No. 11 defense, allowing 4.5 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Boston's American League No. 7-rated defense.

Boston was a 2-1 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Twins. They won as -245 favorites, while the total score of 3 made Sportsbooks of UNDER bettors. Boston needed extra innings to get the job done against the Twins on Monday as the Red Sox defeated them 2-1 at Fenway Park.

In their last action, Toronto was a 10-5 loser at home against the Tigers. Bettors on Detroit at -101 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (15) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Blue Jays were saddled with a loss last time out in Brandon Morrow's start, as they lost 10-5 against Detroit on Monday at Rogers Centre.


Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Red Sox at Blue Jays trends to consider:
Boston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games at home
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston


Next up:
Boston at Toronto, Wednesday, May 11