The visiting Tigers hope for a solid performance on Friday as they look to steal a win at Rogers Centre against the Toronto Blue Jays.

It's a pitching duel between Carlos Villanueva for the Blue Jays (3-0 on the year) and Rick Porcello for Detroit (7-5 so far).



View Detroit vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Toronto opened as -110 moneyline favorites in this baseball match, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers settle on an Sportsbook over under number of 9.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Blue Jays rated this week at No. 8 and the Tigers sitting at No. 4.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Toronto owns the No. 10 ranking for hits in the American League at 8.7 per game. By contrast, the Tigers are rated No. 4 in the same category at 9.2 per game.

Toronto owns the American League's No. 13 defense, allowing 4.8 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Detroit's American League No. 8-rated defense.

In their last action, Detroit was a 5-3 loser on the road against the Indians. Bettors on Cleveland at +156 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Detroit didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 5-3 to Cleveland on Thursday at Progressive Field.

Last time out for Toronto, they were a 10-4 Sportsbook as they battled the Athletics at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at -110 were rewarded, while the 14 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Blue Jays grabbed a win last time out, defeating Tom Milone and the Athletics 10-4 on Thursday at Rogers Centre.


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

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

A few Tigers at Blue Jays trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Detroit is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit


Next up:
Detroit at Toronto, Saturday, July 28