The Toronto Blue Jays are preparing to do battle against their AL East foe Baltimore Orioles in a Wednesday night game. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will be airing the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles Odds
For anyone looking to play the moneyline, each team is receiving identical odds (-105) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under for this night game at 10 runs (-120 for the under and +100 for the over). The game’s most recent runline odds sit at +140 for picking the Blue Jays -1.5 runs and -160 for the Orioles +1.5.
The Orioles are 49-102 straight up (SU) and 63-87 against the spread (ATS). The team’s lost 19.1 units for moneyline bettors and 29.9 units ATS. Baltimore has a 3-4 ATS record over its last seven games and the total has gone under in three of those seven. The Blue Jays are 60-91 SU and have gone 74-76 against the spread. In total, the team’s lost 18.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.6 units ATS. Toronto has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Baltimore games have a 75-63-12 over/under record in 2019. The Blue Jays have an over/under record of 68-73-9.
Right-hander Clay Buchholz is the projected starter for Toronto. Buchholz (1-5, 5.63 ERA) has recorded 25 strikeouts in 46.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Orioles this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Orioles will turn to righty Dylan Bundy (6-14, 4.99 ERA), who has 148 strikeouts and 51 walks, in addition to a 1.36 WHIP. Bundy is 1-0 with 13 strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA across two starts against Toronto this year.
Baltimore’s pitching staff has given up 6.1 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. Its starting pitching staff has a 5.69 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 5.86 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 8.7 K/9. In 68 divisional games, Orioles starters have an ERA of 5.54 and the bullpen’s ERA is 6.66.
The Baltimore offense is putting up 4.4 runs per outing, including 4.1 per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .268/.343/.443 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Orioles’ hitters have been led by second baseman Jonathan Villar and outfielder Trey Mancini. Villar is hitting .277/.344/.459 with 22 home runs, 68 RBIs, 102 runs and 35 steals, and Mancini’s line sits at .280/.351/.529 with 34 homers, 88 RBIs and 99 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Toronto’s pitchers have allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.19 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 7.38 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.29, along with a WHIP of 1.49 and a K-per-9 of 9.04.
The Blue Jays offense has slashed .236/.305/.425 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game this year, including 4.9 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Randal Grichuk and Freddy Galvis have led Toronto’s hitters. Grichuk is slashing .234/.283/.458 with 29 home runs, 72 RBIs and 69 runs scored, while Galvis is slashing .267/.299/.444 with 18 homers, 54 RBIs and 55 runs scored.
The Blue Jays have lost 18.1 units and are 50-50 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher this season. The over has cashed in 46 of those games, as opposed to 47 that’ve hit the under against righty starters. On the other hand, the Orioles have lost 11.7 units and are 39-53 ATS when facing a right-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in 45 of those games, as opposed to 39 that’ve gone under.
Blue Jays at Orioles Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Orioles, ATS Winner – Orioles, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in four of Toronto’s last seven games.
- The Blue Jays have a total OPS of .730 this season and an OPS of .724 against right-handed pitchers. The Orioles’ OPS stands at .722 overall and .708 against righties.
- The Orioles have dropped three of their last four games SU.
- Toronto has posted 21.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 25.0 over its last five.
- Each team has hit 13 home runs over its last 10 games.
