The Toronto Blue Jays will take on the Cleveland Indians in a Saturday day game. RSN Sports will be televising this AL matchup and the action gets underway at 4:10 p.m. ET.
Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Odds
Toronto (+160) is coming into this one as the underdog against Cleveland (-170) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this game at 7.5 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total currently stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. Runline odds sit at -135 for taking the Blue Jays +1.5 runs and +115 for the Indians -1.5 runs.
The Blue Jays are 3-6 SU and are 3-5 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 4.5 units for gamblers taking the moneyline in the season’s early going and 0.7 units ATS. The Indians, on the other hand, are 4-3 SU and 2-4 ATS. The team has lost 0.9 units for moneyline bettors and 2.7 units ATS.
Cleveland games have an over/under record of 3-3 so far in 2019. Toronto has been a decent under bet with a total record of 1-7.
Thomas Pannone (0-1, 1.80 ERA) will get the start for Toronto. The southpaw Pannone started six games last year while finishing the season 4-1 overall with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP.
The Indians are turning to righty Carlos Carrasco (0-1, 12.46 ERA), who recorded 231 strikeouts across 192 innings last year (30 starts). Carrasco finished the season 17-10 overall with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He recorded two starts against Toronto a year ago and put up a 0-0 record with a 4.72 ERA and 21 strikeouts.
As a unit, Cleveland’s pitching staff has allowed 3.7 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 3.24 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.26 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 10.7 K/9.
Cleveland’s hitters are putting up 2.9 runs per outing, including 3.6 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .196/.289/.294 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
The Indians’ hitters have been led by Carlos Santana and Hanley Ramirez. Santana is hitting .417/.481/.583 with 10 hits, six RBIs and five runs scored, while Ramirez’s line sits at .250/.318/.550 with five hits, three RBIs and four runs scored.
In the other dugout, Toronto’s pitchers have allowed 2.7 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 1.61 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 10.01 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.38, along with a WHIP of 0.97.
The Blue Jays offense has not warmed up yet, hitting only .180/.266/.314 on its way to 2.9 runs scored per game this season, including over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Freddy Galvis and Richard Urena have led Toronto’s hitters. Galvis is slashing .320/.393/.600 with eight hits, five RBIs and four runs scored, while Urena is hitting .467/.467/.667 with seven hits and zero RBIs.
The Blue Jays have lost 4.0 units and are 2-4 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has cashed in one of those games, as opposed to five that’ve hit the under in such games. On the other hand, the Indians have lost 1.8 units and are 0-1 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has hit in one of those games, compared to zero that went under the total.
Blue Jays vs. Indians MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Blue Jays, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The Blue Jays went 4-3 SU against the Indians last season.
- The Blue Jays have lost five of their last six games SU.
- The Blue Jays’ bullpen posted 4.78 ERA against the Indians last year.
- The Blue Jays have a team OPS of .580 this season and an OPS of .557 against right-handed pitchers. The Indians’ OPS sits at .514 overall and their lefty-righty split is nearly identical.
