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2021 MLB Handicapping
(50-48) Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox (63-40)
Date: Thursday, July 29th, 2021
Time: 7:10 PM ET
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Projected Pitchers: Hyun Jin Ryu (TOR) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (BOS)
MLB Moneyline Odds: Blue Jays +105 | Red Sox -115
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: Red Sox -1.5 (+105)
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U 10
It’s the start of a crucial series between AL East rivals on the diamond in Beantown.
The Toronto Blue Jays are on the road for their final series before returning to Rogers Centre for the first time in nearly 2 years as they open up a four-game set with the Boston Red Sox Thursday night.
Alex Verdugo hit a 2-run homer in the 8th inning and the AL East-leading Red Sox rallied late for the 2nd straight game, beating Toronto 5-4 on Monday night.
Tuesday nights game was postponed due to weather and the teams will play a doubleheader on Wednesday.
The Blue Jays won the 1st game of the double header 4-1 but the Red Sox won the nightcap 4-1 to split the day.
Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays enter Thursday’s contest 4th in the AL East, 9.5 games behind the Red Sox for the top spot in the division. In the AL wild card race, Toronto was 4.5 games behind Oakland for the second wild card spot.
Designated hitter Vlad Guerrero Jr., who is the frontrunner for AL MVP, leads Toronto offensively. He ranks among the top of the MLB in several statistical categories with 32 home runs (2nd), 79 RBI’s (2nd), a .326 batting average (3rd), a 1.088 OPS (1st), and 112 hits (6th).
Shortstop Bo Bichette was named an All-Star reserve as he joined 3 of his teammates in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Marcus Semien and Teoscar Hernández, all of whom were named starters. The Blue Jays had more starters than any other Major League club.
Boston Red Sox
Boston is coming off one of its best series of the season. The Red Sox took 3 out of 4 games at home over their longtime rivals the New York Yankees. On Sunday in the series finale the Red Sox were being no-hit going into the bottom of the 8th down 4-0 but still managed to rally and win 5-4.
The Red Sox have retaken sole possession of the AL East lead, 1 game ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. Their offense ranks 3rd in the MLB with a team batting average of .258.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts has been one of the best hitters in baseball this season, batting .309 with 108 total hits. Third Baseman Rafael Devers has been the teams biggest bat, hitting team highs with 26 HR’s and a league best 80 RBI’s.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Blue Jays are 50-48 overall
- Blue Jays are 28-26 on the road
- Red Sox are 63-40 overall
- Red Sox 33-21 at home
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Prediction:
These two teams split their doubleheader on Wednesday but Toronto has been trending in the wrong direction as of late, dropping 6 of its last 8 contests.
Meanwhile, Boston has flexed its muscles against the AL East this season and it owns a healthy 40-28 record against teams with winning records.
Take Boston to close out the series at home with a win.
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