Tigers vs Blue Jays Prediction, Odds, Moneyline, Spread & Over/Under for May 17

Odds updated as of 4:16 a.m.
Saturday's slate in the MLB includes a matchup between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
We've got you covered, in terms of the most important information about this game before you take a look at the MLB odds and spreads on FanDuel Sportsbook.
Tigers vs Blue Jays Game Info
- Detroit Tigers (30-15) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (21-23)
- Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025
- Time: 3:07 p.m. ET
- Venue: Rogers Centre -- Toronto, Ontario
- Coverage: SN1 and FDSDET
Tigers vs Blue Jays Odds & Moneyline
- All MLB odds, betting lines and prop bets are available on FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Moneyline: DET: (-138) | TOR: (+118)
- Spread: DET: -1.5 (+116) | TOR: +1.5 (-140)
- Total: 8.5 -- Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
Tigers vs Blue Jays Probable Starting Pitchers
Probable Pitchers: Reese Olson (Tigers) - 4-3, 3.37 ERA vs Jose Urena (Blue Jays) - 0-0, 8.71 ERA
The probable pitchers are Reese Olson (4-3) for the Tigers and Jose Urena for the Blue Jays. Olson and his team have a record of 4-4-0 against the spread when he starts. Olson's team has been victorious in 80% of the games he's started as the moneyline favorite with a record of 4-1. Urena has started two games with set spreads, and the Blue Jays went 1-1-0. The Blue Jays were the underdog on the moneyline for one Urena start this season -- they won.
Tigers vs Blue Jays Prediction & Pick
All MLB win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Tigers win (64.4%)
Tigers vs Blue Jays Moneyline
- Toronto is the underdog, +118 on the moneyline, while Detroit is a -138 favorite despite being on the road.
Tigers vs Blue Jays Spread
- The Tigers are favored by 1.5 runs on the road against the Blue Jays. The Tigers are +116 to cover the spread, while the Blue Jays are -140.
Tigers vs Blue Jays Over/Under
- A combined run total of 8.5 has been set for Tigers-Blue Jays on May 17, with the over at -110 and the under at -110.
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Tigers vs Blue Jays Betting Trends
- The Tigers have been favorites in 26 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (76.9%) in those contests.
- Detroit has a record of 17-2 when favored by -138 or more this year.
- The Tigers and their opponents have gone over in 23 of their 44 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- In 44 games with a line this season, the Tigers have a mark of 25-19-0 against the spread.
- The Blue Jays have put together a 13-14 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.1% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +118 or longer, Toronto has a 4-3 record (winning 57.1% of its games).
- The Blue Jays have played in 43 games with an over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-19-1).
- The Blue Jays are 27-16-0 against the spread this season.
Tigers Player Leaders
- Spencer Torkelson has 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 24 walks while batting .236. He has an on-base percentage of .346 and a slugging percentage of .516.
- Among all qualified batters, he is 111th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 62nd, and he is 24th in slugging.
- Riley Greene leads Detroit in slugging percentage (.521) thanks to 19 extra-base hits. He's batting .278 with an on-base percentage of .333.
- Among all qualifying hitters, he ranks 47th in batting average, 71st in on-base percentage and 22nd in slugging percentage.
- Greene has picked up at least one hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .289 with three doubles, three home runs, five walks and nine RBIs.
- Kerry Carpenter has 45 hits and is batting .298 this season.
- Carpenter heads into this matchup with four games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .350 with a double and three walks.
- Gleyber Torres has five home runs, 24 RBI and a batting average of .294 this season.
Blue Jays Player Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. a has .392 on-base percentage to pace the Blue Jays. He's batting .293 while slugging .433.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, he is 31st in batting average, 13th in on-base percentage and 67th in slugging percentage.
- Guerrero brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
- Bo Bichette is slugging .439 to pace his team. He has a batting average of .294 with an on-base percentage of .342.
- His batting average is 25th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 65th, and he is 63rd in slugging.
- George Springer has racked up 36 hits, a team-high for the Blue Jays.
- Alejandro Kirk has four doubles, three home runs and four walks while hitting .275.
Tigers vs Blue Jays Head to Head
- 5/16/2025: 5-4 DET (Favorite: Tigers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -120, Underdog Moneyline: +102)
- 7/21/2024: 5-4 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -168, Underdog Moneyline: +142)
- 7/20/2024: 7-3 DET (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8, Favorite Moneyline: -120, Underdog Moneyline: +102)
- 7/19/2024: 5-4 DET (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
- 5/26/2024: 14-11 DET (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +114)
- 5/25/2024: 2-1 DET (Favorite: Tigers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -116, Underdog Moneyline: -102)
- 5/24/2024: 6-2 DET (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -118, Underdog Moneyline: -100)
- 5/23/2024: 9-1 TOR (Favorite: Tigers, Spread: -1.5, Total: 7.5, Favorite Moneyline: -108, Underdog Moneyline: -108)
- 7/9/2023: 4-3 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 8.5, Favorite Moneyline: -134, Underdog Moneyline: +114)
- 7/7/2023: 12-2 TOR (Favorite: Blue Jays, Spread: -1.5, Total: 9, Favorite Moneyline: -132, Underdog Moneyline: +112)
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