The Toronto Blue Jays will be taking on the Oakland Athletics in a Sunday showdown. NBC Sports – California will be televising this AL matchup and the game gets going at 4:07 p.m. ET.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland Athletics Odds
Oakland (-160) is favored over Toronto (+150) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this day game at 8.5 runs (-115 for the over and -105 for the under). The game’s runline odds stand at -145 for betting the Blue Jays +1.5 runs and +125 for the Athletics -1.5 runs.
The Blue Jays are 10-12 SU and have gone 11-10 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 1.9 units for gamblers taking the moneyline over the early portions of the season, despite having gained 1.0 unit ATS. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 11-12 SU and 11-11 ATS. They’ve lost 1.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 0.7 units ATS.
Oakland games have an over/under record of 12-10 so far in 2019. Toronto has an over/under record of 8-13.
Aaron Sanchez will get the nod for the visiting Blue Jays. The right-handed Sanchez is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA and 21 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-1, 9.00 ERA and eight strikeouts over four innings).
The Athletics are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Brett Anderson (3-0, 2.63 ERA), who has 14 strikeouts and nine walks, along with a WHIP of 1.21. Anderson only made one start against the Blue Jays in 2018 (0-0, 0.00 ERA across one inning).
Oakland’s pitching staff has allowed 4.8 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.19 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 6.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.11 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 9.3 K/9.
Oakland’s hitters are putting up 4.6 runs per contest, including 5.5 per game over its last 10 games and 2.4 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .195/.271/.299 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ hitters have been led by shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman. Semien is slashing .314/.388/.488 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and 17 runs scored, and Chapman’s line sits at .309/.378/.593 with six homers, 14 RBIs and 11 runs.
In the other dugout, Toronto’s pitching staff allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starters own a 3.13 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.61 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.57, along with a K/9 of 10.60.
Blue Jays hitters have slashed .225/.298/.378 on their way to 4.1 runs scored per game this season, including 5.4 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (4-1 SU).
Toronto’s offensive production has been fueled by Freddy Galvis and Justin Smoak. Galvis is slashing .310/.333/.536 with five home runs, 12 RBIs and 11 runs scored, while Smoak (.274/.416/.516) is up to four homers, 15 RBIs and 13 runs scored.
The Blue Jays have gained 4.9 units and are 4-1 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has hit in one of those games, as opposed to four that’ve gone under against lefty starters. On the other hand, the Athletics have lost 5.2 units and are 6-6 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has hit in seven of those games, as opposed to five which went under the total.
Blue Jays vs. Athletics MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – Blue Jays, O/U – UNDER
Betting Trends
- The over has cashed in three of Toronto’s last seven outings.
- The Blue Jays have a team OPS of .676 this season, including an OPS of .627 when facing left-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS stands at .745 overall and .841 against lefties.
- The Blue Jays have won five of their last six games SU while the Athletics have lost four of their last five.
- Toronto has recorded 23.2 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 25.0 over its last five.
- The Blue Jays have hit 14 home runs in their last 10 games. The Athletics have hit 19 over their last 10.
