Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers Preview, Prediction & Odds | July 26, 2025

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to step up on the road as they take on the Detroit Tigers in American League action on Saturday evening at Comerica Park. Toronto won on Friday 6-2 to win the first two games of the series. Toronto is best in the AL East with a 62-42 record and has righty Kevin Gausman on the mound. Detroit is first in the AL Central with a 60-45 record and is having southpaw Tarik Skubal get the ball here.

Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Total Runs	Money Line
	+1.5 (-136)	Over 7 (-112)	+163
	-1.5 (+112)	Under 7 (-108)	-201

Apex Tale of The Tape

	Team Stats
4.72	Runs/G	4.73
.262	BA	.248
.333	OBP	.319
.412	SLG	.415
.745	OPS	.734
109	HR	130
53	SB	44
4.07	ERA	3.80
1.24	WHIP	1.24
901	K/9	8.70
.985	Fielding Percentage	.986
31	Saves	28

Projected Starting Pitchers H2H

Kevin Gausman	Player Stats	Tarik Skubal
7-7	W/L	10-3
4.01	ERA	2.19
116.2	IP	127.2
1.14	WHIP	0.81
112	K	164
36	BB	16

Key Stats

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are doing well at the plate as they are sixth in the sport with a .262/.333/.412 team slashline while averaging 4.72 runs per game. They have been doing well without too many strikeouts as they are last with 688 total strikeouts at the plate. Designated hitter George Springer has been hitting well as he has a .882 OPS with 17 homers, 55 RBI, 62 runs scored, and 12 steals without being caught.

Right-hander Kevin Gausman is going to be taking the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays for Saturday’s game and is struggling a bit thus far as he is 7-7 with a 4.01 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP in 116.2 innings of work. He is doing a great job at limiting the amount of hits as he has a .224 batting average against so far. Gausman faced the Tigers twice last season and was 2-0 in 12.2 innings and allowed five runs on eight hits with five walks and 15 strikeouts.

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers have been hitting well as they are tied with the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners for ninth place with a .734 team OPS while scoring 4.73 runs per game. They are hitting for a good amount of power as they are also ninth with 130 total home runs thus far. Left fielder Riley Greene has been hitting at an incredible level as he has a .277/.326/.525 slashline with 25 home runs, 79 RBI, 55 runs scored, and one steal on two tries.

The Detroit Tigers are sending righty Tarik Skubal to the hill and pitched extremely well thus far as in his first 20 starts, he is 10-3 with a 2.19 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP in 127.2 innings of work. He has been incredible with his command as he has 16 walks compared to 164 strikeouts this season. Skubal faced the Tigers once in 2023 and did not factor into the decision as he threw four shutout innings and gave up two hits with two walks and five strikeouts.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers Betting Trends

	Betting Stats
7-3	W/L 10	1-9
62-42	ATS	50-55
55-45-4	O/U	53-49-3

Prediction

When diving into the last seven starts for these pitchers, there is a clear difference. Kevin Gausman is 2-3 with a 4.28 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP in 40.0 innings while Tarik Skubal is 4-1 with a 2.23 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP in 44.1 innings during that stretch. Hitting with runners on base shows a difference as well as the Blue Jays are tied with the Boston Red Sox for eighth place with a .755 team OPS with runners in scoring position while the Tigers are fifth with a .764 team OPS in those chances. All in all, go with the Detroit Tigers to cover the spread as the overall better team and having the best pitcher on baseball on the mound.

Final Pick

Detroit Tigers -1.5 (+112)