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Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays
The Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays will meet on the field at Rogers Centre on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
The Red Sox will trot Michael Wacha out to the mound in this one. Right hander Wacha has a 11-1 record and a 3.06 ERA this season.
The Blue Jays will counter Wacha with Kevin Gausman. Right hander Gausman has a 3.30 ERA to go along with a 12-10 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jays as -200-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total opened at 8.5.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 10-0 winner as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jays at -165 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Red Sox were a 10-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -165 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors.
Boston:
Team record: 75-83 SU
Boston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games
Boston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 89-69 SU
Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 13 games
Toronto is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games at home
Next up:
Boston home to Tampa Bay Monday, October 3
Toronto at Baltimore Monday, October 3