Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/23/2022

The Toronto Blue Jays (65-55) are -135 favorites for their Tuesday meeting with the Boston Red Sox (60-62). The matchup between the third- and fifth-place teams in the AL East begins at 7:10 PM ET. Toronto’s Ross Stripling gets the start, and he’ll go against Boston’s Josh Winckowski.

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Blue Jays vs. Red Sox

Our best bet is the Red Sox on the moneyline at +115 after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 10 runs.

Our computer pick: Boston Red Sox (+115) and Over (10)

Blue Jays vs. Red Sox Game Info

• Toronto Blue Jays probable starting pitcher: Ross Stripling
• Boston Red Sox probable starting pitcher: Josh Winckowski
• Game Day: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park

Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Starter Ross Stripling

• Stripling (5-3) takes the mound for the Blue Jays in his 17th start of the season. He has a 2.93 ERA in 89 innings pitched, with 74 strikeouts.
• In his last time out on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, the righty went 6 1/3 scoreless innings while surrendering one hit.
• In 24 games this season, the 32-year-old has a 2.93 ERA and 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .229 to opposing batters.
• Stripling heads into this game with four quality starts under his belt this year.
• Stripling enters the game with eight outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• The opposing Red Sox offense has the 11th-ranked slugging percentage (.407) and is 19th in MLB play with 115 home runs. It has a collective .254 batting average, and is fifth in MLB with 1067 total hits and 10th in MLB play scoring 548 runs.
• Stripling has thrown 14 innings, giving up five earned runs on 15 hits while striking out 11 against the Red Sox this season.

Red Sox Starter Josh Winckowski

• The Red Sox will send Winckowski to the mound for his first start this season.
• This will be the first start of the season for the 24-year-old right-hander, who has not made an appearance on the mound in over a season.
• The Blue Jays have scored 564 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB. They have 1071 hits, fourth in baseball, with 151 home runs (seventh in the league).

Blue Jays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 98 times this season and won 54, or 55.1%, of those games.
• Toronto has entered 68 games this season favored by -135 or more and is 40-28 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.4% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
• Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 62 of their 119 games with a total this season.
• The Blue Jays have an ATS record of 52-67-0 in 119 games with a spread this season.

Red Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The Red Sox have been victorious in 24, or 41.4%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Boston has come away with a win 13 times in 35 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 46.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Boston’s games have gone over the total in 54 of their 122 opportunities.
• The Red Sox are 61-61-0 against the spread in their 122 games that had a posted line this season.

Blue Jays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a team-high 26 home runs and 75 runs batted in.
• Guerrero ranks 12th in homers and 14th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• George Springer has 16 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 37 walks while hitting .269.
• Among all MLB batters, Springer is 41st in homers and 77th in RBI.
• Springer heads into this game looking for his seventh game in a row with a hit. In his last 10 games he is batting .417 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and eight RBI.
• Alejandro Kirk paces the Blue Jays with a team-best batting average of .300.
• Bo Bichette is hitting .258 with 28 doubles, 17 home runs and 28 walks.

Red Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 25 home runs and runs batted in, driving in 63.
• In all of the majors, Devers is 17th in homers and 32nd in RBI.
• Devers brings a hitting streak of two games into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .150 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• Alex Verdugo has 30 doubles, seven home runs and 29 walks while batting .282.
• Verdugo ranks 193rd in home runs and 50th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Xander Bogaerts paces the Red Sox’s lineup with a .299 batting average.
• Tommy Pham has 19 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 45 walks while batting .245.