Yankees vs Blue Jays Odds, Picks and Predictions
What an exciting series it has been so far between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, who can even the series on Thursday after getting a walk-off home run by Danny Jansen Wednesday night.
In some ways, it was a New York Yankees game they needed to win since the Tampa Bay Rays lost, offering up a game’s movement in the American League East MLB standings. Alas, there will be other MLB games on the MLB schedule for those opportunities.
Here is a breakdown of two rival MLB teams, Yankees vs Blue Jays odds, starting pitchers, and MLB picks.
New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
Location of the game: Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON.
Date & Time: Thursday, May 18. 7:07 p.m. ET.
Moneyline: Yankees vs Blue Jays odds show the Blue Jays are favored on the moneyline at -125, with the Yankees at +115 on the moneyline.
Run Line: The Blue Jays are -1.5 (+150) on the run line, while the Yankees are +1.5 (-170).
Over/Under Total: The over/under is 9.0 runs with +100 odds on the over and -120 odds on the under. The Yankees’ implied run total is 3.5 runs with -145 odds on the over and +115 odds on the under. The Blue Jays’ implied run total is 4.5 runs, with -115 odds on either side of the spread.
The Yankees have been above average in each facet of the game this season. They are 14th in scoring 4.62 runs per game, 22nd with a .235 batting average, 14th with an OPS of .723, and fifth with 1.46 home runs per game. Their pitching staff is ninth at limiting opponents to 4.19 runs per game, fifth with a batting average against of .245, and 13th with an opposing OPS of .708.
They should get better, too, as the MLB injury report has wreaked havoc on their pitching staff – both the rotation and bullpen – yet they are 25-20 with a run differential of +19. They also have been without Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge for periods of the year.
Toronto may be without Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (knee) and Kevin Kiermaier (illness), who are both listed as questionable. There are other injuries to their pitching staff and bullpen that have impacted them some.
Still, the Toronto Blue Jays score has been favorable more often than not at 25-18 with a run differential of +19. They are 11th in scoring 4.78 runs per game, 10th with a .258 batting average, and 12th with a .740 OPS. The pitching staff is 14th in allowing 4.33 runs per game, seventh with a batting average against of .236, 12th with an opposing OPS of .706, and sixth with 9.41 strikeouts per game.
Cortes looks to improve on his last start as he enters 3-2 with a 5.53 ERA and a WHIP of 1.32, MLB player stats show. He has allowed four earned runs or more in three of his last four starts.
Berrios is 3-3 with a 4.70 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. He has allowed two earned runs in each of his last two starts, pitching into the sixth or later.
Each bullpen has been taxed this week, and neither starter has been good at limiting runs. While the under is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings, 66% of public bets are on the over, and so are we at +100 odds.
Yankees vs Blue Jays odds favor the home team, but the lineup takes a hit without Guerrero. Though 59% of bettors are on Toronto, we’ll take the Yankees to win the four-game series.
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