Blue Jays vs. Astros picks and odds: Justin Verlander drives down scoring

The Toronto Blue Jays are going to play a three-game series with the Houston Astros.

Justin Verlander makes his first start against Toronto since his no-hitter at Rogers Centre in 2019. He had Tommy John surgery.

Justin Verlander drives down scoring for the Astros. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. over 0.5 RBI is a plus-140 bet.

Justin Verlander is expected to start for the Blue Jays against the Houston Astros. The team-wide trends favour the under. Houston and Toronto have seen the Under hit in 16 of 25 games. Houston's past 10 games have averaged just six runs. Toronto has gone under the total in four consecutive games and is under 8.5 runs in the last four.

Stripling allowed 17 runs in the first inning last year. Blue Jays have scored a first-inning run in six of 13 games this season.

Guerrero has +33 run value on four-seamers last season. Guerrero hit this prop in seven of 13 games (53.8%) this season, which gives him excellent value compared to the implied probability (41.67%).