Blue Jays vs Royals Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for September 8

Odds updated as of 3:57 PM

MLB action on Friday includes the Toronto Blue Jays facing the Kansas City Royals.

All the info you need to make smart bets on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook can be found below. Check out all of the latest MLB betting lines here.

Blue Jays vs Royals Game Info

• Toronto Blue Jays (77-63) vs. Kansas City Royals (44-97)
• Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
• Time: 7:07 PM ET
• Venue: Rogers Centre -- Toronto, Ontario
• Coverage: MLB Network

Blue Jays vs Royals Odds & Moneyline

• All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: TOR: (-260) | KC: (+215)
• Spread: TOR: -1.5 (-120) | KC: +1.5 (-100)
• Total: 9 -- Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Blue Jays vs Royals Probable Starting Pitchers

Probable Pitchers: Yusei Kikuchi (Blue Jays) - 9-5, 3.63 ERA vs Collin Snider (Royals) - 0-0, 4.22 ERA

The probable pitchers are Yusei Kikuchi (9-5) for the Blue Jays and Snider for the Royals. Kikuchi and his team are 15-10-0 ATS this season when he starts. Kikuchi's team has won 56.2% of his starts when they are favored on the moneyline (9-7). Snider and his team were moneyline underdogs every time he pitched a season ago.

Blue Jays vs Royals Prediction & Pick

All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Blue Jays win (69.6%)

Blue Jays vs Royals Moneyline

• Toronto is the favorite, -260 on the moneyline, while Kansas City is a +215 underdog on the road.

Blue Jays vs Royals Spread

• The Royals are +1.5 on the spread (-100 to cover), and Toronto is -120 to cover the runline.

Blue Jays vs Royals Over/Under

• The over/under for Blue Jays-Royals on September 8 is 9. The over is -105, and the under is -115.

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Blue Jays vs Royals Betting Trends

• The Blue Jays have come away with 54 wins in the 101 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Toronto has come away with a win six times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -260 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays and their opponents have hit the over in 58 of their 139 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Blue Jays are 65-74-0 against the spread in their 139 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Royals have won 36 of the 119 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (30.3%).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +215 or longer, Kansas City has a 3-9 record (winning only 25% of its games).
• In the 140 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Royals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-67-4).
• The Royals have collected a 59-81-0 record ATS this season (covering 42.1% of the time).

Blue Jays Player Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in OBP (.343) this season, fueled by 141 hits. He has a .266 batting average and a slugging percentage of .436.
• Among all qualifying hitters, he is 65th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 42nd, and he is 79th in slugging.
• George Springer is batting .258 with 22 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 54 walks. He's slugging .401 with an on-base percentage of .331.
• Among qualifying hitters, his batting average ranks him 80th, his on-base percentage 68th, and his slugging percentage 109th.
• Whit Merrifield is batting .283 with a .399 slugging percentage and 62 RBI this year.
• Daulton Varsho has 16 home runs, 51 RBI and a batting average of .221 this season.

Royals Player Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. has accumulated an on-base percentage of .312, a slugging percentage of .496, and has 153 hits, all club-bests for the Royals (while batting .273).
• Including all the qualifying players in the majors, his batting average is 39th, his on-base percentage ranks 106th, and he is 20th in slugging.
• Salvador Perez is hitting .245 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks. He's slugging .416 with an on-base percentage of .286.
• Including all qualifying hitters, he ranks 105th in batting average, 135th in on-base percentage and 95th in slugging percentage.
• Maikel Garcia is batting .283 with 19 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 29 walks.
• MJ Melendez is hitting .238 with 28 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs and 49 walks.

Blue Jays vs. Royals Head to Head

• 4/6/2023: 6-3 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -230, Underdog Moneyline: +190)
• 4/5/2023: 3-0 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -194, Underdog Moneyline: +162)
• 4/4/2023: 4-1 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 10, Favorite Moneyline: -176, Underdog Moneyline: +148)
• 4/3/2023: 9-5 KC (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -136, Underdog Moneyline: +116)
• 7/17/2022: 4-2 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -350, Underdog Moneyline: +280)
• 7/16/2022: 6-5 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9.5, Favorite Moneyline: -310, Underdog Moneyline: +250)
• 7/15/2022: 8-1 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -350, Underdog Moneyline: +280)
• 7/14/2022: 3-1 KC (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -405, Underdog Moneyline: +320)
• 6/8/2022: 8-4 KC (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -142, Underdog Moneyline: +120)
• 6/7/2022: 7-0 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -240, Underdog Moneyline: +198)

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