Blue Jays vs. Tigers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/12/2022

The Toronto Blue Jays (34-24) and the Detroit Tigers (24-34) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The Blue Jays are -150 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Tigers (+129). Ross Stripling will get the ball for Toronto while Detroit counter with Tarik Skubal.

Blue Jays vs. Tigers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Blue Jays vs. Tigers

Our computer pick: Detroit Tigers (+129) and Over (8.5)

Blue Jays vs. Tigers Game Info

• Toronto Blue Jays probable starting pitcher: Ross Stripling
• Detroit Tigers probable starting pitcher: Tarik Skubal
• Game Day: Sunday, June 12, 2022
• Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park

Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Starter Ross Stripling

• Stripling makes the start for the Blue Jays, his seventh of the season. He is 2-1 with a 3.65 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 37 innings pitched.
• His most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when the right-hander went 5 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing only one hit.
• The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.65, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 14 games this season. Opponents are batting .228 against him.
• Stripling does not have a quality start on the season.
• Stripling heads into this matchup with two outings of five or more innings pitched this campaign.
• The opposing Tigers offense has a collective .220 batting average, and is last in the league with 412 total hits and last in MLB action with 162 runs scored. It has the worst slugging percentage (.320) and ranks last in home runs (30) in all of MLB.

Tigers Starter Tarik Skubal

• The Tigers will hand the ball to Skubal (5-2) for his 12th start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw 7 2/3 innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving up three earned runs while allowing six hits.
• The 25-year-old has an ERA of 2.06, a 7 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of .929 in 11 games this season.
• He’s going for his fourth quality start in a row.
• Skubal will look to pitch five or more innings for the 11th start in a row.
• The Blue Jays have scored 257 runs this season, which ranks 15th in MLB. They have 490 hits, ninth in baseball, with 72 home runs (ninth in the league).
• The 25-year-old ranks sixth in ERA (2.06), sixth in WHIP (.929), and 19th in K/9 (9.6) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.

Blue Jays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Blue Jays have been favorites in 43 games this season and won 26 (60.5%) of those contests.
• Toronto is 15-9 this season when entering a game favored by -150 or more on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have a 60% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Toronto have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 28 of 57 chances this season.
• The Blue Jays are 26-31-0 against the spread this season.

Tigers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Tigers have been victorious in 17, or 38.6%, of the 44 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Detroit has come away with a win seven times in 25 chances when named as an underdog of at least +129 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Tigers have an implied victory probability of 43.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Detroit’s games have gone over the total in 19 of their 58 opportunities.
• The Tigers have an against the spread mark of 28-30-0 in 58 games with a line this season.

Blue Jays Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Blue Jays RBI leader this season is George Springer, who has driven in 33 runs while hitting .280 with 12 home runs.
• Springer ranks 17th in home runs and 28th in RBI among all batters in the majors.
• Springer has collected a hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .286 with a double, a home run, three walks and three RBI.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 13 home runs lead his team.
• Guerrero is 14th in home runs and 36th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Guerrero has two straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .190 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Bo Bichette has 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 17 walks while batting .269.
• Bichette has at least one base hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .450 with a double, two home runs, three walks and five RBI.
• Santiago Espinal has a club-high .287 batting average.

Tigers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jonathan Schoop has racked up a team-high five home runs.
• Schoop is 126th in homers and 169th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Harold Castro is batting .281 with seven doubles, a triple, four home runs and three walks.
• Castro is 163rd among all hitters in the majors in home runs, and 224th in RBI.
• Miguel Cabrera leads the Tigers in runs batted in (20) and has a team-best batting average of .291.
• Austin Meadows is hitting .252 with five doubles, two triples and 14 walks.

Betting Tips for Blue Jays vs. Tigers

Our best bet is the Tigers on the moneyline at +129 after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 8.5 runs.