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

Odds updated as of 2:11 a.m.
The MLB slate on Saturday includes the Detroit Tigers facing the Toronto Blue Jays.
We've got you covered, in terms of the vital information regarding this matchup 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 Tigers will give the nod to Reese Olson (4-3, 3.37 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 5 on the season, and the Blue Jays will turn to Jose Urena. Olson and his team are 4-4-0 ATS this season 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 named the moneyline underdog 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
- The moneyline numbers for Tigers vs. Blue Jays reveal Detroit as the favorite (-138) and Toronto as the underdog (+118) despite being the home team.
Tigers vs Blue Jays Spread
- The Tigers are at the Blue Jays and are favored by 1.5 runs (+116 to cover) on the runline. Toronto is -140 to cover.
Tigers vs Blue Jays Over/Under
- The over/under for Tigers-Blue Jays on May 17 is 8.5. The over is -110, and the under is -110.
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Tigers vs Blue Jays Betting Trends
- The Tigers have won in 20, or 76.9%, of the 26 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- This season Detroit has come away with a win 17 times in 19 chances when named as a favorite of at least -138 on the moneyline.
- The Tigers and their opponents have hit the over in 23 of their 44 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Tigers have an against the spread record of 25-19-0 in 44 games with a line this season.
- The Blue Jays have won 48.1% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (13-14).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +118 or longer, Toronto has gone 4-3 (57.1%).
- In the 43 games oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Blue Jays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-19-1).
- The Blue Jays have a 27-16-0 record against the spread this season (covering 62.8% of the time).
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.
- He is 111th in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging among all qualifying hitters in MLB.
- Riley Greene has hit 11 homers this season while driving in 30 runs. He's batting .278 this season and slugging .521 with an on-base percentage of .333.
- His batting average ranks 47th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 71st, and his slugging percentage 22nd.
- Greene takes a six-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .289 with three doubles, three home runs, five walks and nine RBIs.
- Kerry Carpenter leads Detroit with 45 hits. He is batting .298 this season and 16 of his hits have gone for extra bases.
- Carpenter brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a double and three walks.
- Gleyber Torres has been key for Detroit with 37 hits, an OBP of .359 plus a slugging percentage of .452.
Blue Jays Player Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has racked up a team-best .392 on-base percentage. He's batting .293 and slugging .433.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, his batting average ranks 31st, his on-base percentage ranks 13th, and he is 67th in slugging.
- Guerrero brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .333 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.
- Bo Bichette's .439 slugging percentage paces his team. He has a batting average of .294 with an on-base percentage of .342.
- He is 25th in batting average, 65th in on-base percentage and 63rd in slugging percentage in MLB.
- George Springer has 36 hits, a team-high for the Blue Jays.
- Alejandro Kirk is hitting .275 with four doubles, three home runs and four walks.
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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