Yankees vs. Blue Jays odds, tips and betting trends

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21 April 2023

Yankees vs. Blue Jays odds, tips and betting trends

On Friday, a battle of AL East rivals is on the docket, with the Toronto Blue Jays (11-8) visiting the New York Yankees (12-7) at 7:05 PM ET.

The Blue Jays are road underdogs (+113) against the Yankees (-134). The scheduled starters are Domingo German (1-1) for the New York Yankees, and Yusei Kikuchi (2-0) for the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Yankees were vicotrious 9-3 over the Angels yesterday in their most recent game. Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-3 with an RBI to lead them offensively while Nestor Cortes Jr. was earned the victory after throwing six innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits while striking out seven.

The Blue Jays lost to the Astros Friday, with Jose Berrios getting the loss while throwing seven innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out three. Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI to lead the Blue Jays’ offense.

Prepare for the Yankees vs. Blue Jays with everything you need to know about Friday’s game, including viewing options.

New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Yankees (-134, bet $134 to win $100)
Underdog: Blue Jays (+113, bet $100 to win $113)
Over/under: 8.5

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Yankees Stats and Trends

Yankees Betting Records

This season, the Yankees have been favored 18 times and won 12, or 66.7%, of those games.
New York has entered 15 games this season favored by -134 or more and is 10-5 in those contests.
The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 57.3% chance of a victory for the Yankees.
New York and its opponents have hit the over in seven of its 19 games with a total this season.
The Yankees are 11-8-0 against the spread in their 19 chances this season.

Domingo Germán (Yankees Probable Starter)

German (1-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Yankees, his fourth of the season.
His last appearance was on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when the righty went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing three hits.
In three games this season, the 30-year-old has a 3.86 ERA and 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .176 to opposing batters.
The opposing Blue Jays offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.400) and is 15th in MLB play with 20 home runs. It has a collective .263 batting average, and is fifth in MLB with 173 total hits and 16th in MLB action scoring 87 runs.

Yankees Batting Stats

The Yankees’ 27 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 52 extra-base hits, New York ranks 13th in MLB with a .410 slugging percentage this season.
The Yankees’ .232 batting average ranks 22nd in the league this season.
New York ranks 13th in the majors with 88 total runs scored this season.
The Yankees have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.319).
New York ranks 19th in strikeouts per game (nine) among MLB offenses.

Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

The Blue Jays have come away with four wins in the seven contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
This year, Toronto has won two of three games when listed as at least +113 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 46.9% chance of walking away with the win.
Toronto’s games have gone over the total in nine of its 19 opportunities.
The Blue Jays are 9-10-0 against the spread in their 19 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Yusei Kikuchi (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

Kikuchi (2-0 with a 4.70 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Blue Jays, his fourth of the season.
The lefty’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went six innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
The 31-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.70, with 10 strikeouts per nine innings in three games this season. Opponents are hitting .267 against him.
Kikuchi has one quality start under his belt this year.
Kikuchi has pitched five or more innings in a game two times this year heading into this matchup.
The opposing Yankees offense has a collective .232 batting average, and is 26th in the league with 142 total hits and 13th in MLB play with 88 runs scored. They have the 13th-ranked slugging percentage (.410) and are fourth in all of MLB with 27 home runs.

Blue Jays Batting Stats

The Blue Jays average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 15th in MLB action with 20 total home runs .
This season, Toronto ranks 15th in the majors, slugging .400.
The Blue Jays have the fifth-best batting average in the league (.263).
The offense for Toronto is the No. 16 offense in MLB, scoring 4.6 runs per game (87 total runs).
The Blue Jays’ .332 on-base percentage ranks 10th-best in baseball.

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