Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox odds, tips and betting trends | September 23

The Toronto Blue Jays (73-83) will host the Boston Red Sox (78-78), Monday at 7:07 p.m. ET, in a battle of AL East rivals.

Oddsmakers project the Blue Jays as a close favorite (-118 to win on the moneyline) against the Red Sox (-101). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Toronto Blue Jays looking to Chris Bassitt (10-13), and Tanner Houck (8-10) getting the nod for the Boston Red Sox.

Here is everything you need to prepare for Monday’s Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Game, including viewing options.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-118, bet $118 to win $100)
• Underdog: Red Sox (-101, bet $101 to win $100)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Monday, September 23, 2024
• Game Time: 7:07 p.m. ET
• Stadium: Rogers Centre
• TV Channel: NESN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Blue Jays stats and trends

Blue Jays betting records

• This season, the Blue Jays have won 43 out of the 74 games, or 58.1%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Toronto is 36-26 this season when entering a game favored by -118 or more on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 54.1% chance to win.
• Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 77 of 154 opportunities.
• The Blue Jays are 77-76-0 against the spread this season.

Chris Bassitt (Blue Jays probable starter)

• Bassitt (10-13 with a 4.16 ERA and 166 strikeouts in 166 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 31st of the season.
• In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander went 3 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
• The 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.16, with 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in 30 games this season. Opponents are batting .270 against him.
• Bassitt is trying to secure his 13th quality start of the year.
• Bassitt enters this game with 25 outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
• The opposing Red Sox offense has the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.427) and ranks seventh in MLB play with 193 home runs. It has a collective .253 batting average, and is fifth in MLB with 1363 total hits and ninth in MLB play scoring 734 runs.
• Head-to-head against the Red Sox this season, Bassitt has pitched 19 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs on 17 hits while striking out 17.
• This season, the 35-year-old ranks 46th in ERA (4.16), 56th in WHIP (1.434), and 20th in K/9 (9.0) among qualifying pitchers.

Blue Jays batting stats

• The Blue Jays’ 153 home runs rank 25th in Major League Baseball.
• The offense for Toronto has a slugging percentage of .392 this season, 19th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.
• Toronto has scored the 20th-most runs in the majors this season with 652 (4.2 per game).
• The Blue Jays have an OBP of .314 this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• Toronto has shown patience at the plate this season with the sixth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.7) among MLB offenses.

Red Sox stats and trends

Red Sox betting records

• The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 76 games this year and have walked away with the win 37 times (48.7%) in those games.
• Boston has a win-loss record of 26-30 when favored by -101 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 50.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• Boston’s games have gone over the total in 78 of its 154 opportunities.
• The Red Sox are 70-84-0 against the spread in their 154 games that had a posted line this season.

Tanner Houck (Red Sox probable starter)

• Houck gets the start for the Red Sox, his 30th of the season. He is 8-10 with a 3.21 ERA and 154 strikeouts over 173 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he tossed four innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
• The 28-year-old has amassed a 3.21 ERA and 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings across 29 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .236 to opposing batters.
• Houck has 19 quality starts under his belt this season.
• Houck heads into the game with 26 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
• In six of his 29 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
• The opposing Blue Jays offense has a collective .242 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 1264 total hits and 20th in MLB action with 652 runs scored. They have the 19th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and are 25th in all of MLB with 153 home runs.
• In 12 1/3 innings over two appearances against the Blue Jays this season, Houck has a 2.92 ERA and a 1.135 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .229.
• The 28-year-old ranks 12th in ERA (3.21), 25th in WHIP (1.163), and 39th in K/9 (8.0) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.

Red Sox batting stats

• The Red Sox average 1.2 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB play with 193 total home runs.
• So far this year, Boston is fifth in the majors, slugging .427.
• The Red Sox rank sixth in MLB with a .253 batting average.
• The offense for Boston is No. 9 in MLB, scoring 4.7 runs per game (734 total runs).
• The Red Sox are ninth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .319.