The Oakland Athletics will be squaring off against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. NBC Sports – California is in line to broadcast this AL matchup and the game gets underway at 7:07 p.m. ET.
Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Odds
Oakland (+120) is the road team and the underdog against Toronto (-130) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this night game at 10 runs (-110 for the over and -110 for the under). The game’s runline odds sit at -175 for taking the Athletics +1.5 runs and +155 for the Blue Jays -1.5.
The Blue Jays are 22-22 SU and 22-21 ATS. The team has gained 0.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline while gaining 0.0 units against the spread (ATS). The Athletics, on the other hand, have gone 22-22 SU this year and are 20-23 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 1.9 units for moneyline gamblers over the early part of the year, but have lost 6.0 units ATS.
Blue Jays games have a 19-19-5 over/under record so far in 2018. The Athletics have an over/under record of 22-19-2.
The southpaw Brett Anderson is the projected starter for the visiting Athletics. Anderson is 0-2 with an 8.16 ERA and eight strikeouts. He has yet to face the Blue Jays this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Blue Jays will send righty Marco Estrada (2-3, 5.32 ERA) to the mound. Estrada has 34 punchouts and 15 walks to his credit, as well as a WHIP of 1.43. Estrada made two starts against the team in 2017, putting together a 0-1 record in 2017, putting together a 0-1 record with a 5.06 ERA.
Oakland’s pitchers have allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starters own a 4.58 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 7.49 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 4.05, along with a WHIP of 1.23 and a K/9 of 7.42.
The Athletics offense has slashed .250/.325/.428 on its way to 4.7 runs scored per game this year, including 4.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 5.4 per game over the team’s last five contests (3-2 SU).
Oakland’s offensive production been led by Jed Lowrie and Khris Davis, who collectively have launched 22 home runs. Lowrie is slashing .324/.389/.549 with nine home runs, 37 RBIs and 19 runs scored, while Davis (.233/.309/.506) has produced 13 homers, 38 RBIs and 22 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Toronto’s pitching staff has given up 4.9 runs per game overall in 2018. Its starters have an ERA of 5.58, a WHIP of 1.49 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 3.27 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 9.2 K/9.
Toronto’s offense has produced 4.9 runs per outing, including 3.9 per game over its last 10 games and 4.8 per game over its last five. The team has hit .259/.348/.391 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that span.
The Blue Jays’ offense has been led by outfielders Kevin Pillar and Curtis Granderson. Pillar is slashing .308/.344/.509 with four home runs, 19 RBIs, 26 runs and eight stolen bases, and Granderson’s line is .270/.440/.472 with three homers, 14 RBIs and 20 runs.
Compared to his overall season slash line of .255/.300/.403, Pillar enjoyed hitting against lefties at home last season, slashing .333/.364/.583 over 77 such plate appearances.
The Athletics have gained 0.9 units and are 11-15 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 16 of those games, compared to 10 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Blue Jays have lost 1.1 units and are 10-7 ATS when facing a lefty starter. The over’s cashed in six of those games, compared to nine that went under the total.
Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Blue Jays, ATS Winner – Athletics, O/U – OVER
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The under has hit in three of Oakland’s last seven games.
The Athletics have won three of their last four games SU.
Toronto has recorded 19.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 22.8 over its last five.
The Athletics have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games, including 11 over their last five.
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