Blue Jays vs. Royals Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 8

Updated Sep. 8, 2023 7:01 p.m. ET

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The Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals will play on Friday at Rogers Centre, at 7:07 PM ET, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bobby Witt Jr. among those expected to deliver at the plate. The Royals are +212 moneyline underdogs for this matchup with the Blue Jays (-260). Toronto is the favorite on the run line (-1.5 with -122 odds). The total for the contest is listed at 9 runs.

The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Toronto Blue Jays looking to Yusei Kikuchi (9-5), and Collin Snider getting the nod for the Kansas City Royals.

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Blue Jays-Royals game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Blue Jays vs. Royals Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, September 8, 2023 at 7:07 PM ET
• Where: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Blue Jays vs. Royals Prediction

• Score Prediction: Blue Jays 5, Royals 3
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Blue Jays 60%, Royals 40%

Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 104 times this season and won 56, or 53.8%, of those games.
• Toronto is 5-1 this season when entering a game favored by -260 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 72.2% chance to win.
• The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 119 games this year and have walked away with the win 37 times (31.1%) in those games.
• This season, Kansas City has come away with a win two times in 12 chances when named as an underdog of at least +212 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 32.1% chance of pulling out a win.

Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

• The Blue Jays went 6-4 over the 10 games they were moneyline favorites in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Blue Jays and their opponents combined to go over the total eight times.
• The Blue Jays have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

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Blue Jays Player Insights

• Guerrero leads the Blue Jays in home runs (21) and runs batted in (82).
• Guerrero ranks 59th in home runs and 30th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• George Springer is hitting .258 with 22 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 54 walks.
• Springer is 97th in homers and 97th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Whit Merrifield is batting .283 with 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 31 walks.
• Daulton Varsho is hitting .221 with 21 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 41 walks.

Blue Jays Team Props

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Royals Recent Betting Performance

• The Royals have played as underdogs in five of their past 10 games and have gone 1-4 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Royals and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
• The Royals have three wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Royals Recent Stats

Royals Player Insights

• Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 28 home runs and 85 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .273.
• Witt Jr. is 18th in home runs and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .245 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks.
• Perez ranks 59th in homers and 83rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Maikel Garcia has 19 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 29 walks while hitting .283.
• MJ Melendez is batting .238 with 28 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 49 walks.

Royals Team Props

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