The New York Yankees will be taking on their divisional rival Toronto Blue Jays in a Saturday showdown. The game gets underway 3:07 p.m. ET and YES Network will televise the action.
New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds
New York (receiving -225) is favored over Toronto (+205) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this afternoon’s game at 10 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total currently sit at -110 for both the over and the under. Gamblers can also bet on the game’s spread with the most recent runline odds sitting at -150 for the Yankees -1.5 runs and +130 for the Blue Jays +1.5 runs.
The Blue Jays are 58-90 straight up (SU) and 72-75 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 21.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.1 units ATS. The Yankees have gone 97-52 SU this year and are 86-62 ATS. In total, the team’s gained 22.6 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 25.6 units ATS.
Toronto games have an over/under record of 66-73-8 in 2019. The Yankees have been a decent over bet with a total record of 79-65-4.
Southpaw James Paxton is the projected starter for New York. Paxton is 13-6 with a 3.96 ERA and 175 strikeouts. He’s 0-0 with seven strikeouts and a 9.00 ERA against Toronto this year (two starts).
The Blue Jays are countering with Jacob Waguespack (4-4, 4.55 ERA). Waguespack has 48 strikeouts and 24 walks, along with a 1.33 WHIP. Waguespack is 0-0 with two strikeouts and a 7.36 ERA against New York this year.
As a unit, Toronto’s pitching staff has given up 5.0 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starting pitching staff has a 5.15 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.23 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 62 games against AL East opponents, Blue Jays starters have an ERA of 5.29 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.37.
Toronto’s offense has produced 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.9 per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .264/.337/.460 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Randal Grichuk and Freddy Galvis have led the Blue Jays’ hitters this year. Grichuk is slashing .232/.282/.444 with 26 home runs, 67 RBIs and 66 runs scored, while the line for Galvis stands at .267/.299/.444 with 18 homers, 54 RBIs and 55 runs scored.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starters own a 4.63 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.98 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.06, along with a WHIP of 1.30 and a K-per-9 of 9.84.
Yankees hitters have slashed .269/.342/.491 on their way to 5.8 runs scored per game this season, including 6.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 7.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres continue to lead New York’s hitters. LeMahieu is slashing .325/.374/.515 with 24 home runs, 92 RBIs and 101 runs scored, while Torres (.286/.346/.544) has produced 36 homers, 85 RBIs and 92 runs scored.
The Yankees have gained 14.0 units and are 56-45 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this year. The over has hit in 55 of those games, as opposed to 44 that’ve hit the under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Blue Jays have netted 0.8 units and are 24-25 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has cashed in 21 of those games, compared to 26 that went under the total.
Yankees vs. Blue Jays Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in four of New York’s last seven games.
- The Yankees have an OPS of .833 this season and an OPS of .826 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Blue Jays’ OPS stands at .727 overall and .722 against righties.
- The Blue Jays have won three of their last four games SU.
- Toronto has recorded 18.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 23.4 over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 24 home runs in their last 10 games. The Blue Jays have hit 13 over their last 10.
