Blue Jays vs. Guardians odds, tips and betting trends

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27 August 2023

Blue Jays vs. Guardians odds, tips and betting trends

The Toronto Blue Jays (71-59) will host the Cleveland Guardians (61-69), in the final game of a three-game series, Sunday at 1:37 PM ET.

The Guardians are road underdogs (+170) against the Blue Jays (-205). The scheduled starters are Yusei Kikuchi (9-4) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Noah Syndergaard (2-6) for the Cleveland Guardians.

These clubs meet again after the Blue Jays beat the Guardians 8-3 yesterday. Hyun-Jin Ryu picked up the win for the Blue Jays (5.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 5 K), and Davis Schneider led the way offensively (3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI). Logan Allen (4.0 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 2 K) took the loss for the Guardians.

Ahead of the Blue Jays vs. Guardians matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cleveland Guardians Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Blue Jays (-205, bet $205 to win $100)
Underdog: Guardians (+170, bet $100 to win $170)
Over/under: 9

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Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 94 times this season and won 50, or 53.2%, of those games.
This season Toronto has won eight of its 13 games, or 61.5%, when favored by at least -205 on the moneyline.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 67.2% chance to win.
So far this season, Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 52 of 130 games with a total.
The Blue Jays are 60-70-0 ATS in their 130 games with a spread this season.

Yusei Kikuchi (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

The Blue Jays are sending Kikuchi (9-4) to the mound to make his 26th start of the season as he aims for his 10th win. He is 9-4 with a 3.52 ERA and 138 strikeouts through 133 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last time out on Tuesday, the left-hander threw 4 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
The 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.52, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents are batting .249 against him.
Kikuchi has recorded nine quality starts this year.
Kikuchi heads into this game with 17 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
In four of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
He meets a Guardians offense that ranks 28th in the league with 520 runs while batting .247 as a squad. It has a collective .378 slugging percentage (29th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 98 home runs (30th in MLB).
Kikuchi has pitched seven innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out six against the Guardians this season.
This season, the 32-year-old ranks 17th in ERA (3.52), 31st in WHIP (1.226), and 20th in K/9 (9.3) among pitchers who qualify.

Blue Jays Batting Stats

The Blue Jays’ 151 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.
The offense for Toronto has a slugging percentage of .414 this season, 15th in MLB.
The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
Toronto has scored the 16th-most runs in the majors this season with 579 (4.5 per game).
The Blue Jays have an on-base percentage of .327 this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
Toronto is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking eighth with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.

Guardians Stats and Trends

Guardians Betting Records

The Guardians have won in 26, or 41.3%, of the 63 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Cleveland has played as an underdog of +170 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 37% chance of pulling out a win.
Cleveland and its opponents have gone over in 53 of its 128 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
In 128 games with a line this season, the Guardians have a mark of 67-61-0 against the spread.

Noah Syndergaard (Guardians Probable Starter)

Syndergaard (2-6) takes the mound first for the Guardians in his 18th start of the season. He has a 6.42 ERA in 82 2/3 innings pitched, with 53 strikeouts.
In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the righty threw six innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three earned runs while surrendering four hits.
In 17 games this season, the 30-year-old has an ERA of 6.42, with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .298 against him.
Syndergaard heads into this game with four quality starts under his belt this year.
Syndergaard heads into this game with 11 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
In one of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
He meets a Blue Jays offense that ranks 16th in the league with 579 total runs scored while batting .257 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .414 slugging percentage (15th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 151 home runs (18th in the league).
Head-to-head against the Blue Jays this season, Syndergaard has pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on six hits while striking out five.

Guardians Batting Stats

The Guardians have hit 98 home runs this season, the lowest total in MLB action.
So far this season, Cleveland is slugging .378, the second-lowest percentage in the majors.
The Guardians rank 18th in the majors with a .247 batting average.
Cleveland is the third-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging four runs per game (520 total).
The Guardians rank 25th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .309.

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