The Toronto Blue Jays look to emerge victorious in MLB odds action as the Tigers arrive at Rogers Centre on Saturday.

Toronto sends Henderson Alvarez out against Anibal Sanchez for the Tigers in this game. Alvarez is 6-7 with a 4.61 ERA on the season, while Sanchez is 5-7 on the year and has a 3.94 ERA.



View Detroit vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Blue Jays as +107 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.5.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 8-rated Blue Jays and the league No. 4-ranked Tigers, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Toronto's No. 2-rated American League offense, averaging 5 runs per game, against a Tigers defense that ranks No. 8 in the American League at 4.4 in runs allowed per game. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.7 hits per game so far, less than Tigers batters have averaged on the year (9.2 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Toronto has the American League's No. 12-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Tigers own the American League's No. 8 mark in runs allowed.

The Tigers were an 8-3 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -113 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors. Detroit suffered an 8-3 loss against Toronto on Friday, as Rick Porcello wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Rogers Centre.




Detroit Tigers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3

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

A few Tigers at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Detroit is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home


Next up:
Detroit at Toronto, Sunday, July 29