Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 9/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-102) Toronto (-118)

The Toronto Blue Jays (73-83) host the Boston Red Sox (78-78) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Red Sox at -102 while the Blue Jays are priced at -118. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Brayan Bello and Bowden Francis.

The Red Sox have tallied 299 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 193 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging % of .427 and have struck out 1,524 times, while drawing a walk on 471 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are compiling 4.7 runs per contest, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have 708 runs batted in in addition to 1,363 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .253. They have a total of 734 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .319.

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The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 4.06 on the season (17th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,318 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 187 long balls and also 725 total runs (23rd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 442 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a unit so far this year. Boston has allowed 1,318 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 631 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Red Sox have sent 509 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 218 base runners on the season with 34.4% of those runners ended up scoring. They have accumulated 38 saves this year and have blown 31 of their 69 chances to get a save. The Red Sox relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 55.1% and has entered the game in 153 save situations. The relievers have earned 80 holds on the campaign (16th in MLB). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 157 times in addition to having 186 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have a tally of 4,196 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,378 assists and 111 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .980 which has them sitting 29th in baseball, and they have turned 110 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,588 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in the majors.

Bello has taken the ball for 373 innings and has accumulated 336 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 4.42 (183 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.419. He has given up 395 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 134 free passes. Bello (28-27 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.35 and he has gone up against 1,622 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .242 this season. They have struck out on 1,199 occasions (25th in MLB) and have 1,264 base knocks. Toronto has hit 153 long balls so far this season to go along with 621 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .392 and they have an average of 4.18 runs per outing (20th in the league). They have 272 doubles, while walking 487 times as well as scoring 652 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.262 in addition to having a FIP of 4.44 as a team for the season. They are currently ranked 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,256. The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 706 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.24 (646 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.30 (1,272 strikeouts vs 476 free passes). They have surrendered 204 home runs and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 58 save chances and they have walked away with 36 saves. They rank 17th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.1%, and they have sent 524 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and on 151 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.3% of 233 inherited base runners. With 143 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 82 holds and 22 blown saves.

In their 12,351 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (5th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 119 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (22nd in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 1,294 assists, 88 errors and have 4,117 putouts on the campaign.

Francis (9-5 mark in his career) has a 3.00 earned run average and has surrendered 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.28 and he has faced 529 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 45 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.910 and having a FIP of 3.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Francis has allowed 94 hits while earning 124 strikeouts in 135 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-102)

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