Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (+124) Boston (-148)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (68-64) will attempt to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (65-69) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at +124 while the Red Sox are coming in at -148. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Bowden Francis and Kutter Crawford.

Toronto has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 1,009 times, while being walked on 429 occasions. They have amassed 539 RBI's as well as 1,070 hits this season, and their batting average is .240. The Blue Jays have tallied 235 doubles as a squad and have knocked 136 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 567 runs scored while having a team OBP of .313. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are recording 4.2 runs per game, which is 20th in MLB.

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The Blue Jays have an earned run average of 4.44 on the year (26th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,102 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have relinquished 183 long balls and also 630 runs in total (25th in baseball). They have walked 413 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.51 as a unit over the course of the season. Toronto has yielded 1,107 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 582 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.67 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

Blue Jays relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 128 times in addition to having 101 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 71 holds over the course of the season (13th in baseball). The Blue Jays bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 69.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 123 save situations. They have earned 34 saves on the year and have missed out on 15 of their 49 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 201 runners on the year and 31.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Blue Jays have sent 447 relievers to the mound this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 3,541 putouts this year, as well as 1,111 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 23rd in pro baseball, and have a total of 101 double plays. The Blue Jays have transformed 70.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,623 innings, ranking them 13th in baseball.

Francis (8-3 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.20 while he has gone up against 430 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 81 base hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) with 27 free passes. His ERA is 3.24 (39 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.998. Francis has thrown 108 frames and has racked up 106 strikeouts in his career.

Boston has 167 home runs this year as well as 622 runs batted in. They have tallied 266 doubles, while taking a walk 411 times as well as racking up 646 runs. The Boston Red Sox have recorded a team OBP of .326 as well as a batting average of .259 this year. The Red Sox hold a slugging percentage of .438 and they average 4.89 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,283 occasions (3rd in the league) and have a total of 1,192 hits.

The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.40 (1,111 strikeouts against 369 walks). They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,136. They have conceded 165 long balls and they surrender 4.83 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have allowed 637 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.19 (552 earned runs yielded).

With 134 save situations, the Red Sox have 71 holds and 27 blown saves. Boston has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 59 save chances and they have converted 32 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 156 times in high leverage situations and on 131 occasions with runners on. Boston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of their 183 inherited base runners. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save rate of 54.2%, and they have sent 427 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

The Boston Red Sox have gotten 93 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .980 (30th in baseball). The Red Sox have recorded 1,169 assists, 98 errors and are sitting with 3,560 putouts for the year. In their 10,680 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (22nd in baseball).

So far in his career, Crawford has given up 315 base knocks while he has tallied 352 punch outs in 356 innings. He has allowed a total of 179 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.184 and a FIP of 4.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.29 and he has faced 1,483 hitters during his career. Crawford (17-26 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.52 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+124)

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