Blue Jays vs. Mariners odds, tips and betting trends

Sportsbook Wire

29 April 2023

Blue Jays vs. Mariners odds, tips and betting trends

At Rogers Centre on Saturday, the Seattle Mariners meet the Toronto Blue Jays (five straight victories) at 3:07 PM ET.

The Mariners are road underdogs (+203) at the Blue Jays (-249). The Toronto Blue Jays will hand the ball to Kevin Gausman (2-2, 2.84 ERA), who is looking for win No. 3 on the season, and the Mariners will turn to Chris Flexen (0-4, 8.86 ERA).

The Blue Jays took down the Mariners 3-2 yesterday, with Tim Mayza getting the win (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K) and Alejandro Kirk leading the way offensively (going 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI). Trevor Gott (1.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Mariners.

To prepare for the Blue Jays vs. Mariners matchup, here is everything you need to prepare for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Seattle Mariners Odds and Betting Lines

Tipico Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:23 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Favorite: Blue Jays (-249, bet $249 to win $100)
Underdog: Mariners (+203, bet $100 to win $203)
Over/under: 9

Catch the excitement and bet with Tipico!

Double Down, Ohio! Deposit $200, Get $250. Bet now! In Colorado and New Jersey, claim your 100% Deposit Match up to $250 now! 21+, see Tipico.com for Terms and Conditions.

Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

This season, the Blue Jays have won 12 out of the 17 games, or 70.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
Toronto has played as favorites of -249 or more twice this season and won both games.
The Blue Jays have a 71.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Toronto’s games have gone over the total in nine of its 26 chances.
The Blue Jays have an ATS record of 16-10-0 in 26 games with a spread this season.

Kevin Gausman (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

Gausman (2-2) takes the mound for the Blue Jays in his sixth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.84 ERA in 31 2/3 innings pitched, with 41 strikeouts.
His most recent time out came on Sunday against the New York Yankees, when the righty tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
In five games this season, the 32-year-old has put up a 2.84 ERA and 11.7 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .223 to opposing batters.
Gausman is looking to collect his fifth quality start of the season.
Gausman has pitched five or more innings in a game four times this season heading into this matchup.
The opposing Mariners offense has a collective .221 batting average, and is 27th in the league with 191 total hits and 21st in MLB play with 110 runs scored. It has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.375) and ranks 19th in home runs (27) in all of MLB.
Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 32-year-old ranks 24th in ERA (2.84), 17th in WHIP (1.011), and fifth in K/9 (11.7).

Blue Jays Batting Stats

The Blue Jays have hit 30 homers this season, which ranks 14th in the league.
Fueled by 75 extra-base hits, Toronto ranks 12th in MLB with a .415 slugging percentage this season.
The Blue Jays’ .260 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking sixth in MLB.
Toronto ranks 12th in the majors with 123 total runs scored this season.
The Blue Jays have an OBP of .337 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
Toronto ranks eighth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of eight whiffs per contest.

Mariners Stats and Trends

Mariners Betting Records

The Mariners have won in three of the nine contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Oddsmakers have given Seattle the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +203 moneyline listed for this contest.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 33% chance of pulling out a win.
Seattle’s games have gone over the total in 13 of its 26 opportunities.
The Mariners have an against the spread mark of 11-15-0 in 26 games with a line this season.

Chris Flexen (Mariners Probable Starter)

Flexen makes the start for the Mariners, his fifth of the season. He is 0-4 with an 8.86 ERA and 14 strikeouts through 21 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s last appearance came on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when he went four innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up nine hits.
In five games this season, the 28-year-old has put up an 8.86 ERA and 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .341 to opposing batters.
Flexen is looking to pick up his third start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
He will take the mound against a Blue Jays offense that is batting .260 as a unit (sixth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .415 (12th in the league) with 30 total home runs (14th in MLB play).

Mariners Batting Stats

The Mariners average one home run per game to rank 19th in MLB play with 27 total home runs .
So far this season, Seattle’s .375 slugging percentage ranks 21st in baseball.
The Mariners are 27th in the majors with a .221 batting average.
Averaging 4.2 runs per game (110 total), Seattle is the 21st-highest scoring team in MLB.
The Mariners rank 27th in MLB with a .297 on-base percentage.

Place your legal, online sports bets in CO and NJ at Tipico Sportsbook now.