Kazuma Okamoto and Colson Montgomery square off in a showdown of top-10 sluggers when the Toronto Blue Jays (45-51) and the Chicago White Sox (50-45) meet at 7:15 p.m. ET on Friday. Okamoto has 22 home runs (10th in MLB) for the favored Blue Jays (-132), while Montgomery is ninth in MLB play with 23 long balls this season for the underdog White Sox (+112). Spencer Miles starts for Toronto while Chicago will counter with Anthony Kay.

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Blue Jays vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-132)
• Underdog: White Sox (+112)

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• The Blue Jays have put together a 29-25 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 53.7% of those games).
• Toronto has a 15-14 record (winning 51.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -132 or shorter.
• The Blue Jays have a 56.9% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Toronto has combined with opponents to go over the total 49 times this season for a 49-44-3 record against the over/under.
• The Blue Jays have collected a 46-50-0 record ATS this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is hitting .262 with 14 doubles, six home runs and 42 walks.
• In MLB play, Guerrero ranks 207th in home runs and 97th in RBI.
• Ernie Clement has a club-best .296 batting average.
• Clement ranks 151st in homers and 164th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Clement brings a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is batting .293 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 22 home runs and 62 runs batted in.
• Daulton Varsho has 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 26 walks while hitting .240.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective nine K/9, the seventh-best in MLB.
• Toronto has a 4.14 team ERA that ranks 14th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Blue Jays average baseball’s 14th-ranked WHIP (1.308).
• Blue Jays pitchers combine to allow 106 total home runs at a rate of 1.1 per game (13th-fewest in baseball).
• Toronto struck out nine Padres batters while allowing seven hits in a 5-4 loss in its last game.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have been underdogs in 75 games this season and won 37 (49.3%) of those contests.
• Chicago has a record of 27-25 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +112 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 47.2% chance to win.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 55 of its 95 opportunities.
• The White Sox are 56-39-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas leads Chicago in runs batted in with 59 and has a batting average of .245.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Vargas is 13th in homers and 20th in RBI.
• Sam Antonacci’s batting average of .287 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
• Antonacci ranks 207th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 204th in RBI.
• Antonacci has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a home run, two walks and two RBIs.
• Montgomery is slugging .469 this season, with a team-high 23 home runs. He’s also collected 53 RBI.
• Tristan Peters has collected 75 hits this season and has an OBP of .354. He’s slugging .478 on the year.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the big leagues.
• Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.13 ERA this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• White Sox pitchers have a 1.321 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
• The White Sox have allowed the ninth-fewest home runs this season at just 101, or 1.1 per game.
• Last time out, Chicago defeated the Athletics, 9-1, with eight strikeouts and six hits allowed.