Blue Jays vs. Pirates Prediction, Odds, Picks - May 31

Updated May. 31, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Connor Joe and Isiah Kiner-Falefa will take the field when the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays meet on Friday at Rogers Centre. The favored Blue Jays have -179 moneyline odds against the underdog Pirates, who are listed at +150. Toronto is favored on the run line (-1.5 with +117 odds). An 8-run over/under has been set in the game.

Check out everything you need from a betting perspective on the Blue Jays-Pirates game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Blue Jays vs. Pirates Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, May 31, 2024 at 7:07 PM ET
• Where: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario
• How to Watch on TV: SN1

Blue Jays vs. Pirates Prediction

• Score Prediction: Blue Jays 4, Pirates 3
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Blue Jays 54%, Pirates 46%

Blue Jays vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 35 times this season and won 20, or 57.1%, of those games.
• Toronto has a record of 7-3 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -179 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 64.2% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
• The Pirates have been chosen as underdogs in 33 games this year and have walked away with the win 17 times (51.5%) in those games.
• This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious one time in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +150 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 40% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL (14)

PIT 3 · TOR 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT

+1.5

+150

O 8

Toronto Blue Jays

TOR

-1.5

-179

U 8

Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

• The Blue Jays went 5-3 over the eight games they were moneyline favorites in their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Blue Jays and their opponents combined to go over the run total five times (all 10 games had set totals).
• The Blue Jays have gone 6-4-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Blue Jays Player Insights

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s .294 average leads the Blue Jays this year. His resume also includes five homers and driven in 25 RBI.
• Guerrero is 117th in home runs and 71st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Guerrero brings a hitting streak of two games into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double, four walks and an RBI.
• Daulton Varsho's 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in both pace his team.
• Varsho is 22nd in home runs and 38th in RBI on the season.
• Bo Bichette is hitting .251 with nine doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11 walks.
• Bichette will look to build on his four-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .273 with a home run and five RBI.
• Davis Schneider is batting .248 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 23 walks.

Learn more about this Blue Jays vs. Pirates matchup on Fox Sports.

Pirates Recent Betting Performance

• The Pirates have played as underdogs in seven of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• The Pirates and their opponents have combined to hit the over seven times in their last 10 games with a total.
• The Pirates have won six of their last 10 games against the spread.

Pirates Recent Stats

Pirates Player Insights

• Bryan Reynolds has a team-leading 29 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Reynolds ranks 66th in homers and 40th in RBI.
• Joe's .286 batting average leads his team.
• Joe ranks 87th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 97th in RBI.
• Andrew McCutchen leads the Pirates with eight long balls.
• Oneil Cruz has 12 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 15 walks while hitting .246.

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FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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