Blue Jays vs. Tigers Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups May 18, 2025

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The Toronto Blue Jays (22-23) host the Detroit Tigers (30-16) on Sunday at Rogers Centre, starting at 1:37 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays are favored on the moneyline (-119), while the Tigers are -100 underdogs, even though they are favored against the spread (1.5) with +160 odds. Toronto’s Jose Berrios and Detroit’s Jackson Jobe pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Blue Jays to win vs Tigers -119

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Blue Jays vs. Tigers betting lines

  • Favorite: Blue Jays (-119)
  • Underdog: Tigers (-100)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

  • The Blue Jays have been favored on the moneyline 16 total times this season. They’ve finished 8-8 in those games.
  • Toronto has gone 8-6 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -119 or shorter (57.1% winning percentage).
  • The Blue Jays have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.3% in this game.
  • Toronto has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 44 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 22 of those games (22-20-2).
  • The Blue Jays have collected a 28-16-0 record against the spread this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .287 with eight doubles, five home runs and 28 walks.
  • Among all hitters in baseball, Guerrero’s home run total ranks 103rd and his RBI tally ranks 92nd.
  • Bo Bichette’s 22 runs batted in and .293 batting average both pace his team.
  • Among all MLB hitters, Bichette ranks 141st in home runs and 71st in RBI.
  • Bichette takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
  • George Springer is batting .265 with 10 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 25 walks.
  • Alejandro Kirk has four doubles, three home runs and four walks while batting .280.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

  • The 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks third in the majors.
  • Toronto has a 4.35 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The Blue Jays average MLB’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.243).
  • Blue Jays pitchers combine to allow the most home runs in baseball (68 total, 1.5 per game).
  • In its 2-1 win last time out, Toronto struck out seven Tigers batters while allowing four hits.

Tigers betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Tigers betting info

  • This season, the Tigers have been the underdog 18 times and won nine, or 50%, of those games.
  • Detroit is 7-7 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -100 or more on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Tigers have a 50% chance to win.
  • Games involving Detroit have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 23 of 46 chances this season.
  • In 46 games with a spread this season, the Tigers are 26-20-0 ATS.

Tigers hitting info

  • Spencer Torkelson is batting .238 this season with a team-high 12 home runs and 35 RBI.
  • Torkelson’s home run total ranks seventh in the big leagues, and he is sixth in RBI.
  • Riley Greene is batting .272 with an OBP of .326 and a slugging percentage of .509 this season.
  • Greene currently ranks 11th in homers and 18th in RBI in the big leagues.
  • Gleyber Torres leads Detroit with a .295 batting average while slugging five homers and driving in 24 runs.
  • Torres brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
  • Kerry Carpenter is batting .294 with an OBP of .323 and a slugging percentage of .523 this season.

Tigers pitching rankings

  • The Tigers have an 8.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.
  • Detroit pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.24 ERA this year, fifth-best in baseball.
  • Tigers pitchers have a 1.163 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
  • The Tigers have given up the 16th-fewest long balls so far this season with 51 home runs allowed.
  • Last time out, Detroit fell to the Blue Jays 2-1. Its pitchers compiled seven strikeouts and four hits allowed.
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