Toronto Blue Jays vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction 7-16-23 MLB Picks

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays meet in MLB Interleague action from Rogers Centre on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Toronto is a -165 home favorite while Arizona is a +140 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 9.5 runs. 

Starting pitching matchup

Tommy Henry will start for Arizona and is 5-1 with a 3.75 ERA and 51 strikeouts this season. Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Blue Jays and is 7-4 with a 4.24 ERA and 96 strikeouts this season. 

History

Toronto’s 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks on Saturday made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Jays in this head-to-head matchup. 

Trends

Arizona is 2-7 in their last 9 games overall and 15-7 in their last 22 road games while the under is 10-3 in their last 13 games overall. Toronto is 7-1 in their last 8 games overall while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 games overall. 

Pick

I’m on the over here. Yusei Kikuchi, despite being a solid piece of the Jays rotation, has still been prone to giving up runs, especially home runs, and I think Arizona could scratch a few off here. On the flipside, Tommy Henry has been one of my least favorite options in Arizona’s rotation and Toronto’s offense came alive on Saturday. I think this ends up being a higher scoring affair to round out the series, so give me the over here.