Blue Jays vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 1

Odds updated as of 11:25 AM
In MLB action on Wednesday, the Toronto Blue Jays play the Kansas City Royals.
We've got you covered, in terms of the vital information about this game before you take a look at the MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.
Blue Jays vs Royals Game Info
- Toronto Blue Jays (15-16) vs. Kansas City Royals (18-13)
- Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Time: 3:07 PM ET
- Venue: Rogers Centre -- Toronto, Ontario
- Coverage: SNET
Blue Jays vs Royals Odds & Moneyline
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: TOR: (-134) | KC: (+116)
- Spread: TOR: -1.5 (+158) | KC: +1.5 (-192)
- Total: 8 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
Blue Jays vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Chris Bassitt (Blue Jays) - 2-4, 5.64 ERA vs Seth Lugo (Royals) - 4-1, 1.66 ERA
The Blue Jays will give the ball to Chris Bassitt (2-4, 5.64 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Royals will turn to Seth Lugo (4-1, 1.66 ERA). Bassitt and his team have a record of 2-4-0 against the spread when he starts. Bassitt's team won his only start as a favorite this season. The Royals have gone 4-2-0 against the spread when Lugo starts. The Royals are 2-1 in Lugo's three starts this season that they were the moneyline underdog.
Blue Jays vs Royals Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Blue Jays win (60.1%)
Blue Jays vs Royals Moneyline
- The Blue Jays vs Royals moneyline has Toronto as a -134 favorite, while Kansas City is a +116 underdog on the road.
Blue Jays vs Royals Spread
- The Royals are at the Blue Jays, and are +1.5 on the runline. The Royals are +158 to cover the spread, and the Blue Jays are -192.
Blue Jays vs Royals Over/Under
- Blue Jays versus Royals on May 1 has an over/under of 8 runs, with the odds on the over -110 and the under set at -110.
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Blue Jays vs Royals Betting Trends
- The Blue Jays have come away with 10 wins in the 17 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This year Toronto has won three of four games when listed as at least -134 on the moneyline.
- The Blue Jays and their opponents have gone over in 12 of their 31 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Blue Jays have posted a record of 14-17-0 against the spread this season.
- The Royals have gone 12-9 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 57.1% of those games).
- Kansas City has a 2-4 record (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +116 or longer.
- The Royals have had an over/under set by bookmakers 29 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 11 of those games (11-18-0).
- The Royals are 18-11-0 ATS this season.
Blue Jays Player Leaders
- Justin Turner leads Toronto with 28 hits and an OBP of .376, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .511. He's batting .298.
- Among qualified batters in MLB, his batting average ranks 28th, his on-base percentage ranks 25th, and he is 24th in slugging.
- Daulton Varsho is batting .233 with six doubles, six home runs and 12 walks, while slugging .500 with an on-base percentage of .324.
- He ranks 104th in batting average, 81st in on-base percentage and 27th in slugging in the majors.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 27 hits this season and has a slash line of .229/.331/.347.
- Guerrero has recorded at least one base hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI.
- George Springer is batting .211 with a .297 OBP and five RBI for Toronto this season.
Royals Player Leaders
- Salvador Perez has put up an on-base percentage of .415 and has 38 hits, both team-best figures for the Royals. He's batting .355 and slugging .598.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, he ranks fourth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage.
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces his team with a .548 slugging percentage. He has a batting average of .315 with an on-base percentage of .363.
- His batting average is 17th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 37th, and he is 14th in slugging.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .231 with five doubles, a triple, four home runs and nine walks.
- Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .208 with six doubles, four home runs and 16 walks.
Blue Jays vs Royals Head to Head
- 4/30/2024: 4-1 KC (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -130, Underdog Moneyline: +110)
- 4/29/2024: 6-5 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -164, Underdog Moneyline: +138)
- 4/25/2024: 2-1 KC (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -110, Underdog Moneyline: -106)
- 4/24/2024: 3-2 KC (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
- 4/23/2024: 3-2 KC (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -122, Underdog Moneyline: +104)
- 4/22/2024: 5-3 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
- 9/10/2023: 5-2 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -178, Underdog Moneyline: +150)
- 9/9/2023: 5-1 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -310, Underdog Moneyline: +250)
- 9/8/2023: 5-4 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -270, Underdog Moneyline: +220)
- 4/6/2023: 6-3 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -230, Underdog Moneyline: +190)