The Toronto Blue Jays are playing host to the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre. YES Network will televise the action and the game is scheduled to get underway at 7:07 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Odds
Oddsmakers are listing Toronto (+160) as the underdog to New York (-170). Bettors can wager on the game’s total with odds sitting at +100 for over 11 runs and -120 for under 11. The game’s most recent runline odds sit at -120 for taking the Yankees -1.5 runs and +100 for the Blue Jays +1.5 runs.
The Yankees have gone 76-39 SU this year and are 70-44 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 17.8 units for moneyline gamblers and 29.8 units ATS. New York has covered the spread in each of its last seven games and the over has hit in five of those seven. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, are 47-71 SU and 59-58 ATS. The team has lost 12.4 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 4.7 units ATS. Toronto has covered the spread five times in its last seven games and the under has hit in three of those seven.
Toronto games have an over/under record of 56-56-5 in 2019. New York has been a great over bet with a total record of 64-46-4.
The left-handed J.A. Happ is projected to start for the visiting Bronx Bombers. Happ (9-6, 5.24 ERA) has racked up 91 strikeouts in 114 innings so far. He’s 1-1 with nine strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA against Toronto this year (two starts).
The Blue Jays are preparing to start righty Sean Reid-Foley (1-2, 2.49 ERA), who’s got 18 strikeouts and 14 walks, along with a 1.52 WHIP. Reid-Foley is 0-0 with two strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against New York this year.
As a unit, Toronto’s pitchers have allowed 5.1 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have an ERA of 5.31, a WHIP of 1.51 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.3. The bullpen has a 4.17 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 9.4 K/9. In 51 games against AL East opponents, Blue Jays starters have an ERA of 5.38 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.76.
The Toronto hitters are putting up 4.5 runs per outing, including 5.0 per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .262/.299/.508 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Freddy Galvis and Randal Grichuk have led the charge for the Blue Jays’ offense this year. Galvis is hitting .271/.304/.451 with 18 home runs, 54 RBIs and 54 runs scored, and Grichuk is batting .238 with 19 homers, 50 RBIs and 52 runs scored.
In the other dugout, New York’s pitchers have allowed 4.6 runs per game and its starters own a 4.74 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and 8.83 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.81, along with a WHIP of 1.32.
Yankees hitters have slashed .273/.349/.487 on their way to 6.0 runs scored per game in 2019, including 6.6 runs per game against divisional foes and 10.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (5-0 SU).
New York’s offensive production has been fueled by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres, who have combined to swat 41 home runs. LeMahieu is hitting .338/.386/.534 with 18 home runs, 79 RBIs and 81 runs scored. Torres is slashing .281/.347/.505 with 23 homers, 62 RBIs and 70 runs scored.
The Yankees have gained 16.6 units and are 49-30 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 46 of those games, compared to 31 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Blue Jays have netted 4.9 units and are 21-18 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s cashed in 18 of those games, compared to 20 that went under the total.
Yankees vs. Blue Jays MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in three of Toronto’s last seven games.
- The Yankees have hit 29 home runs in their last 10 games, including 21 over their last five.
- The Yankees have a team OPS of .835 this season and an OPS of .834 against right-handed pitchers. The Blue Jays’ OPS sits at .727 overall and .723 versus righties.
- New York has recorded 29.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 35.4 over its last five.
