Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman (34) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.

The Boston Red Sox (85-71) visit the Toronto Blue Jays (90-66) Tuesday to open a 3-game series at Rogers Centre. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Blue Jays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Blue Jays lead 7-3

Boston snapped a 2-game winning streak with a 7-3 loss at the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday as a -120 favorite. The Red Sox outhit the Rays 10-9.

Boston is in the second AL Wild Card spot, trailing the New York Yankees by 3 games for the top spot and leading the Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros -- tied for the final spot -- by just 1 game.

Toronto snapped a 4-game losing streak Sunday with an 8-5 win at the Kansas City Royals as a -114 favorite. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and SS Andres Gimenez each drove in 2 runs.

With the victory, the Blue Jays clinched a playoff berth, with their magic number at 4 games to clinch the AL East title.

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Red Sox at Blue Jays projected starters

RHP Lucas Giolito vs. RHP Kevin Gausman

Giolito (10-4, 3.46 ERA) makes his 26th start. He has a 1.28 WHIP, 4.7 BB/9 and 11.4 K/9 through 140 1/3 innings.

  • Last start: No-decision, 4 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 5 K in 5-4 home victory vs. A's Wednesday
  • Career vs. Blue Jays: 3-3, 4.63 ERA (56 1/3 IP, 29 ER), 1.33 WHIP, 8.5 K/9 in 10 starts

Gausman (10-10, 3.38 ERA) makes his 31st start. He has a 1.01 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 8.7 K/9 through 183 2/3 innings.

  • Last start: No-decision, 6 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K in 2-1 setback at Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday
  • Career vs. Red Sox: 9-10, 4.18 ERA (157 1/3 IP, 73 ER), 1.20 WHIP, 9.3 K/9 in 32 games (27 starts)

Red Sox at Blue Jays odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:10 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline (ML): Red Sox +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Blue Jays -170 (bet $170 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox +1.5 (-165) | Blue Jays -1.5 (+135)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 8 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Red Sox at Blue Jays picks and predictions

Prediction

Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4

Moneyline

BET RED SOX (+140).

The Red Sox have won 3 of their last 5 games and are clinging to a playoff spot in a tough AL Wild Card race. The Red Sox are 39-39 on the road this season, pointing towards their ability to keep a competitive advantage, even in opposing territory. Giolito has been one of the team's top pitchers, with the team winning 15 of his last 20 starts. He has allowed 2 or fewer earned runs in 4 of his last 5 starts.

Run line/Against the spread

PASS.

There is better value on the Red Sox to win outright Tuesday.

Over/Under

BET OVER 8 (-110).

The Red Sox have hit the Over in each of their last 3 games, with the team scoring 5 or more runs in 3 of their last 5. They have allowed at least 4 runs in 8 of their last 10 overall, including 3 of their last 4 on the road.

The Blue Jays have hit the Over in 2 of their last 3 and 5 of their last 9. They have allowed 27 runs over their last 3 games and 4 or more in 3 of their last 4.

The Over has hit in 2 of the last 3 meetings, with the teams combining for 33 runs in that span.

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This article originally appeared on Sportsbook Wire: Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays odds, picks and predictions

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