Blue Jays Opening Betting Matchup vs Tigers

The Toronto Blue Jays are 5-1 in their last six games against the Detroit Tigers. The Blue Jays will try to stay hot against Detroit in a three-game series starting against the Tigers this Friday night.

Toronto is a +115 underdog on the road in Friday's series opener at online sportsbook Bovada. The Tigers will start Anibal Sanchez as a -135 home favorite over Drew Hutchinson and the Blue Jays. Hutchinson has an ugly 8.92 ERA on the road this season in eight road starts, but that hasn't stopped the offense from driving the team to a 5-3 record over those eight games.

The top two teams in the AL Central clash this weekend as the Kansas City Royals host the Minnesota Twins. The four-game series started on Tuesday with a 2-0 Minnesota win, marking the second time in three games that the Royals had been shut out. Kansas City is a -150 favorite with Jeremy Guthrie set to square off against Tommy Milone and the Twins (+135).

Since going 8-0 over their previous eight games, the Washington Nationals are just 1-3 over their last four games. Washington is a -160 favorite with Gio Gonzalez taking the mound against Jake Peavy and the San Francisco Giants (+140) in Friday night's series opener.

Rafael Nadal's struggles at Wimbledon continued this week as the star tennis player was bounced from the tournament by Dustin Brown, a player ranked outside of the Top 100 in tennis. With Nadal's departure, the odds to win Wimbledon went up across the board on other tournament favorites, with lines provided by Bovada; Novak Djokovic is now 11/10, Andy Murray is 2/1, Roger Federer is 11/2 and Stan Wawrinka is 10/1. Tournament play continues through the weekend.

The United States Women's National Team earned a 2-0 win over Germany in the semifinals to advance to the World Cup Final against Japan. The USA will be seeking revenge against Japan after losing to the team in the last Women's World Cup in 2011. The USA is a -350 favorite to win the tournament with Japan paying +250 as an underdog.