DJ LeMahieu and the New York Yankees will be taking on their divisional rival Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in a Wednesday night game. YES Network is in line to broadcast the action and the game will get going at 7:07 p.m. ET.
New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Odds
Las Vegas has Toronto (+170) as the underdog to New York (-180). The total currently stands at 9 runs and bettors can play the over for -120 and the under for an even +100. There’s a runline of Yankees -1.5 (-125) and Blue Jays +1.5 (+105) for this matchup.
The Yankees have gone 38-21 SU this year and are 33-25 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 8.1 units for moneyline bettors and 8.9 units ATS. New York has covered the spread four times in its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven. The Blue Jays, on the other hand, are 22-38 SU and 27-32 ATS. They’ve lost 15.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 11.6 units ATS. Toronto has covered the spread just twice over its last seven games and the total has gone under in four of those seven.
Toronto games have an over/under record of 26-31-2 thus far in 2019. New York has an over/under record of 30-25-3.
Left-hander James Paxton is projected to start for New York. Paxton is 3-2 with a 2.81 ERA and 59 strikeouts. He has yet to face Toronto this year, but he did make two starts against the Blue Jays in 2018, compiling a 1-1 record against them with a 1.69 ERA and 14 strikeouts.
The Blue Jays are handing the ball to righty Trent Thornton (1-4, 4.53 ERA), who’s got 65 strikeouts and 28 walks as well as a 1.34 WHIP. Thornton did not accrue any MLB pitching stats in 2018.
New York’s pitching staff allowed 4.0 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.86 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 9.02 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.60, along with a WHIP of 1.21.
The Yankees offense has slashed .258/.337/.448 on its way to 5.3 runs scored per game in 2019, including 6.1 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
New York’s hitters have been led by second baseman DJ LeMahieu and shortstop Gleyber Torres, who’ve collectively launched 20 home runs. LeMahieu is slashing .308/.357/.449 with six home runs, 34 RBIs and 37 runs scored, while Torres (.283/.328/.530) has produced 14 homers, 31 RBIs and 34 runs scored.
For the home team, Toronto’s pitchers have yielded 4.8 runs per game overall in 2019. The club’s starters have an ERA of 4.68, a WHIP of 1.45 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.7. The bullpen has a 4.17 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 9.6 K/9. In 16 divisional games, Blue Jays starters have an ERA of 3.69 and the bullpen’s ERA is 5.96.
The Toronto offense has put up 3.8 runs per outing, including 4.3 per game against divisional foes and 3.2 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .238/.318/.390 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
The Blue Jays’ offense has been led by Freddy Galvis and Randal Grichuk. Galvis is hitting .249/.286/.432 with nine home runs, 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored, and Grichuk’s line is .222/.282/.404 with 10 homers, 22 RBIs and 29 runs.
The Yankees have gained 10.4 units and are 26-18 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in 24 of those games, compared to 18 that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Blue Jays have netted 3.8 units and are 10-7 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s cashed in seven of those games, compared to 10 that went under.
Yankees at Blue Jays Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Yankees, ATS Winner – Yankees, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- New York has logged 15 extra-base hits over its last five outings. Toronto has 14 XBH over its last five.
- New York has posted 23.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.8 over its last five.
- The Yankees have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
- The Yankees have a total OPS of .785 this season and an OPS of .808 against right-handed pitchers. The Blue Jays’ OPS sits at .663 overall and .665 against righties.
