Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/18/2024

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -110, Blue Jays -110; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -110, Blue Jays -110; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -110, Blue Jays -110; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Boston Red Sox:  37-35 (3rd place, AL East)

Toronto Blue Jays:  35-36 (4th place, AL East)

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Boston Red Sox:  6-4 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  6-4 last 10

The Red Sox are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the New York Yankees 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 37-35 record overall and have a road record of 19-15. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Tuesday with the series opener of this series still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 5th in the MLB with a .735 OPS. Nick Pivetta is their starting pitcher on Monday while Tanner Houck is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 7-5 with a 2.08 ERA this season. His team won their last 5 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HR, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 8 hits through 6 IP against the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Blue Jays are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 35-36 record overall and have a home record of 18-16. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Tuesday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 21st in the MLB with a .675 OPS. Yusei Kikuchi is their starting pitcher on Monday while Chris Bassitt is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 6-6 with a 3.56 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 4 BB with 5 strikeouts on 5 hits through 5 innings played against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The current betting odds have the Red Sox listed as a pick 'em in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Red Sox have looked decent in their games this season with their 37-35 record overall which has them in 3rd place of the AL East, but they are still well out of the race for the division with the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees so many games ahead. They have looked a lot better in their road games though with their 19-15 road record. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays haven't looked great in their games this season with their 35-36 record overall and their 18-16 home record which has them struggling in the AL East and well out of the division race. They do have Bassitt starting in this game and he has looked good for them lately. He is 6-6 with a 3.56 ERA this season and he gave up no runs in his last start too, but the team has still lost 2 games in a row with him starting and he has had a few starts this year where he got blown up completely. The Red Sox offense has been good all season and it has looked really good lately with their series win over the weekend. They are going to have some momentum from that series win too since it was against the Yankees. They also have Houck starting in this game and he is 7-5 with a 2.08 ERA. He has been one of their best starters all season and his team has won 5 games in a row with him starting too. The Red Sox have been the slightly better team this season and their offense has looked good lately so expect them to carry over some momentum from their last series with those wins over the Yankees. The best way to place a bet here is on the Red Sox to win this game. 

Red Sox Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, June 18, 2024 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Red Sox 2 Blue Jays 0.

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Boston Red Sox: 19-15 (+5.5 units) on the moneyline in road games. 53-51 (+7 units) on the moneyline on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5. 29-23 (+5.9 units) on the moneyline against right-handed starters. TANNER HOUCK is 8-2 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125, 14-7 UNDER against division opponents, and 9-5 UNDER in all games.

Toronto Blue Jays: 35-36 (-6.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 77-84 (-12.9 units) on the moneyline when the money line is +125 to -125. 73-74 (-16.6 units) on the moneyline against division opponents. 21-13 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125. CHRIS BASSITT is 10-5 UNDER at home with a money line of -100 to -150 and 27-11 UNDER at home when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Boston Red Sox:  M. Mayer (SS) Prob Mon - Leg. Z. Penrod (SP) Late June - Leg. L. Hendriks (RP) Early August - Elbow. G. Whitlock (RP) Out indefinitely - Oblique. C. Murphy (RP) out for season - Elbow. B. Mata (SP) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. C. Martin (RP) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. V. Grissom (2B) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. R. Gonzalez (2B) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. L. Giolito (SP) out for season - Elbow. T. Casas (3B) Out indefinitely - Ribs. W. Abreu (CF) Out indefinitely - Ankle. T. Story (2B) out for season - Shoulder.

Toronto Blue Jays:  Y. Garcia (RP) Ques Mon - Elbow. B. Bichette (SS) Que Mon - Calf. J. Romano (RP) Late June - Elbow. A. Manoah (SP) out of season - Elbow. Y. Rodriguez (SP) Out indefinitely - Spine.

“Hammy kind of carried the load there. I got a couple. It just kind of shows when we can run the bases like we can, it does a lot for the team.” - Jarren Duran after their win against the Yankees in their game on Sunday.

“When Nate came in I said ‘You probably thought you weren’t pitching today but here you are, and lock it in,’ and he did. That’s a really tough ask against a guy who’s going to put the ball in play.” - John Schneider after his team’s win against the Guardians in their game on Sunday.

Jarren Duran (L) LF

David Hamilton (L) SS

Rob Refsnyder (R) RF

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

Connor Wong (R) C

Masataka Yoshida (L) DH

Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B

Dominic Smith (L) 1B

Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF

Spencer Horwitz (L) 2B

Davis Schneider (R) LF

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

Daulton Varsho (L) CF

George Springer (R) DH

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Addison Barger (L) RF

Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS

Ernie Clement (R) 3B

Batting Average:  Connor Wong (.333)

Hits:  Jarren Duran (82)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (13)

RBI:  Ceddanne Rafaela (39)

Stolen Bases:  David Hamilton (18)

Wins:  Tanner Houck (7)

Saves:  Kenley Jansen (11)

ERA:  Pablo Reyes (0.00)

Batting Average:  Spencer Horwitz (.333)

Hits:  Vladimir Guerrero (77)

Home Runs:  Daulton Varsho (11)

RBI:  Daulton Varsho (35)

Stolen Bases:  George Springer (8)

Wins:  Chris Bassitt (6)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (8)

ERA:  Chad Green (1.76)

Managers:

Boston Red Sox: Álex Cora (4th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (3rd season)