Red Sox vs. Blue Jays Thursday Pick
The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays will wrap up their four-game series from Rogers Centre at 12:37 p.m. ET on Thursday.
Game Snapshot & Odds
911 Boston Red Sox () at 912 Toronto Blue Jays (); runs
Thursday, May 23, 2019
12:37 p.m. ET, Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
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Public Betting Trends
According to our MLB Public Betting Chart page, 69% of the betting tickets are on the Red Sox to beat the Blue Jays on the moneyline.
Boston Red Sox Fantasy Spin
Mookie Betts went 1-for-3 with a home run, three walks and a stolen base in Wednesday’s 6-5 win over the Blue Jays. He hit a go-ahead home run off of Joe Biagini in the 12th inning but the Blue Jays answered with a homer of their own in the bottom of the frame. No worries, Michael Chavis hit another bomb to win it in the 13th. Betts reached base safely four times in the ballgame. He is now batting .290/.405/.486 with eight home runs, 24 RBI and five stolen bases in 48 games. He ranks second in the majors with 42 runs scored, one run behind Cody Bellinger.
Toronto Blue Jays Fantasy Spin
Justin Smoak went 2-for-5 and drilled a solo home run as his team fell to the Red Sox in extra innings on Wednesday. He took tough reliever Matt Barnes over the wall to provide an insurance run in the eighth inning. It wasn’t enough insurance as the Red Sox ended up sending it to extras and ultimately won in 13 frames. Smoak continues to live on the periphery of fantasy leagues with his .220 batting average, seven home runs and 22 RBI. He can be useful as a bench piece in deep leagues.
MLB Betting Trends
Boston
The Red Sox are 49-19 in their last 68 games when facing an opponent with a losing record.
Toronto
The Blue Jays have dropped 11 of their last 15 games versus a right-handed starter.
Prediction:
The over is now a perfect 6-0 in the last six meetings between these two teams in Toronto and has cashed in five straight overall. The over is also 4-1 in the Blue Jays’ last five home games and is 4-0 in their last four divisional games. On the other side, the over is 8-3 in the Red Sox’ last 11 games overall, is 4-1 in their last five road games and 4-1 in their last five divisional matchups.
The Pick: Red Sox/Blue Jays OVER
