Blue Jays vs Red Sox Baseball Betting

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Friday when the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox meet at Fenway Park. The Blue Jays will trot Brett Cecil out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Cecil has a 9-6 record and a 3.96 ERA this season. It'll be Jon Lester toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Lefthander Lester is 13-7 with a 2.80 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Casey Janssen gave up the winning run in the ninth as the Blue Jays fell 5-4 to the A's last time out. Sportsbooks listed the Blue Jays as +115 underdogs, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. The Red Sox fell 7-2 to the Angels last time out, as -160 favorites at home. That game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5) set by sportsbooks. Josh Beckett was tagged with the Red Sox loss, giving up six earned runs off seven hits over 6 1-3 innings. Current streak: Toronto has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Toronto: 63-57 SU Boston: 69-53 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Boston are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Toronto are 8-2 After playing LA Angels are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Boston The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Toronto Boston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Toronto Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Toronto Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Boston home to Toronto, Saturday, August 21 For winning point spread picks, Joe Duffy has his picks part of GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com A long-time veteran of the sports betting industry, Duffy got his start at Dial Sports 976 Dial It service and eventually became the most decorated scorephone handicapper in history.