The Toronto Blue Jays are set to do battle against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. YES Network will broadcast the action and the game gets going at 1:07 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds
The Yankees have gone 98-52 SU this year and are 86-63 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 20.8 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 24.3 units ATS. New York has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, are 58-91 SU and 73-75 ATS. They’ve lost 19.3 units for moneyline bettors and 7.9 units ATS. Toronto has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven outings and the total has gone under in three of those seven.
Toronto games have a 67-73-8 over/under record in 2019. Yankees games have gone over 80 times, gone under 65 times and pushed on four instances.
The southpaw Jordan Montgomery is projected to start for New York. Montgomery has yet to pitch in the majors this year.
The Blue Jays are countering with T.J. Zeuch (0-0, 5.40 ERA). Zeuch has five strikeouts and five walks, along with a 1.68 WHIP. Zeuch did not accrue any MLB pitching stats in 2018.
As a unit, Toronto’s pitchers have yielded 5.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 5.16 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.34 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 63 games against divisional foes, Blue Jays starters have an ERA of 5.31 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.60.
The Toronto hitters have put up 4.4 runs per contest, including 4.8 per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over their last five. The team has hit .278/.355/.466 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Randal Grichuk and Freddy Galvis have led the Blue Jays’ offense this year. Grichuk is hitting .233/.282/.443 with 26 home runs, 67 RBIs and 66 runs scored, and Galvis is batting .267 with 18 homers, 54 RBIs and 55 runs.
In the visiting dugout, New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 4.61 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 8.96 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.07, along with a WHIP of 1.30.
The Yankees offense has slashed .271/.344/.494 on its way to 5.9 runs scored per game in 2019, including 6.5 runs per game against divisional foes and 9.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres continue to lead New York’s hitters. LeMahieu is slashing .329/.377/.517 with 24 home runs, 92 RBIs and 102 runs scored, while Torres (.286/.347/.549) is up to 37 homers, 87 RBIs and 94 runs scored.
The Blue Jays have gained 0.8 units and are 24-25 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over has hit in 21 of those games, compared to 26 that’ve gone under.
Yankees vs. Blue Jays Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Blue Jays, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in three of Toronto’s last seven games.
- The Yankees have hit 24 home runs in their last 10 games, including 15 over their last five.
- New York has recorded 27.6 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 33.0 over its last five.
- The Yankees have won three of their last four games SU.
