{"id":359196,"date":"2025-07-24T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=359196"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:07:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:07:58","slug":"blue-jays-picks-vs-tigers-july-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-picks-vs-tigers-july-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs. Tigers prop picks July 24: Eric Lauer should clear his strikeout total in Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The top spot in the American League hangs in the balance as the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers embark on a four-game set at Comerica Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Entering Thursday, the Blue Jays are 0.5 games ahead of the Tigers atop the AL standings. Detroit is 1-9 in its past 10 games, while Toronto is 14-4 so far this month. Still, the Tigers are slight home favourites tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Blue Jays picks vs. the Tigers for July 24, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/eric_lauer\/pitching-stats\">Eric Lauer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/gleyber_torres\/batting-stats\">Gleyber Torres<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays picks vs. Tigers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Lauer over 4.5 Ks (-134)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detroit is typically a force to be reckoned with when there&#8217;s a lefty on the mound. On the season, the Tigers are fifth in wRC+ vs. southpaws (112).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But lately, the Tigers have been ice-cold at the plate. The past two weeks have been &#8230; bleak:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30th in wRC+ (68)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30th in SLG (.306)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>29th in BA (.206)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>27th in K% (27.2%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Detroit&#8217;s recent woes lessen the risk of Lauer getting roughed up, which then heightens the probability of him working fairly deep into the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But does he even need to go deep to cash this line? I&#8217;d say no. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauer paces the Jays&#8217; rotation in K\/9 (9.6), averaging more than a strikeout per inning. He also has 12 Ks in just 36 plate appearances vs. the Tigers&#8217; active lineup, which equates to a hearty 33.3 K%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For as imposing as the Tigers have been against left-handers this year, they still sit right around league average in strikeout rate (22.6%, compared to 22.9% for all MLB teams).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauer is 5-1 vs. this prop in his past six games, averaging 6.2 Ks per outing in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Lauer had five Ks over just 3.0 innings against the Tigers on May 17. That was his first start of the year, which explains why it was cut short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:116222\">Embed: #116222<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_mlb\">Full MLB betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\">MLB injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\">MLB stats &amp; standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Torres over 1.5 total bases (+108):<\/strong> For as woeful as Detroit&#8217;s lineup has been lately, I still have faith in Torres to come through when a lefty is on the hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The all-star infielder has a .295\/.412\/.513 slash line against LHPs this year. His 159 wRC+ is better than that of sluggers like Shohei Ohtani, Jose Ramirez and Seiya Suzuki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Torres notched a double off Lauer when they matched up in May. He&#8217;s 11-13 vs. this prop in his past 24 games, with an .814 OPS in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Torres has a 94th-percentile xBA (.296) and a 90th-percentile strike rate (13.2%), per Baseball Savant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blue Jays picks were made at 9:46 a.m. ET on 07\/24\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top spot in the American League hangs in the balance as the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers embark on a four-game set at Comerica Park. The pregame narrative: Entering Thursday, the Blue Jays are 0.5 games ahead of the Tigers atop the AL standings. 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