The Toronto Blue Jays will play host to the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre. This AL showdown begins at 7:07 p.m. ET and you can watch it on both RTNW and RSN.
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays Odds
Seattle (+150) is hosting this game as the underdog to Toronto (-160) and Vegas has the Over/Under for this night game at 9 runs (+100 for the over and -120 for the under). Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the run line odds coming in at Mariners +1.5 runs (-145) and Blue Jays +-1.5 runs (+125).
The Blue Jays are 20-17 SU and 19-17 ATS. They’ve gained 1.1 units for bettors taking the money line and 1.4 units against the spread (ATS). The Mariners are 20-15 SU and have gone 21-13 ATS. Overall, the team’s gained 7.1 units for bettors taking the money line through the early part of the season and 8.3 units ATS.
Toronto games have an over/under the record of 16-15-5 so far in 2018. Seattle has been decent overbet with a total record of 21-13.
Mike Leake will get the nod for the Mariners. The right-handed Leake is 3-3 with a 6.28 ERA and 26 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 are putting the ball in the left hand of J.A. Happ (4-2, 3.67 ERA), who’s got 53 strikeouts and 11 walks as well as a 1.08 WHIP. Happ only made one start against the Mariners in 2017 (1-0, 0.00 ERA and eight strikeouts across six innings).
As a unit, Toronto’s pitchers have allowed 4.6 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starters have a 5.31 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.94, a WHIP of 1.32 and a K/9 of 9.1.
The Toronto hitters have put up 5.0 runs per contest, including 4.3 per game over its last 10 games and 2.4 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .191/.230/.338 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
The Blue Jays’ batters have been led by Kevin Pillar, who is slashing .314/.359/.536 with four home runs, 17 RBIs, 23 runs and six stolen bases. Pillar didn’t perform very well against right-handed pitchers at home in 2017, slashing .208/.250/.303 across 236 such plate appearances (compared to his overall season line of .255/.300/.403).
In the other dugout, Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 4.7 runs per game and its starters own a 4.95 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 8.86 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.31, along with a WHIP of 1.37.
Mariners hitters have slashed .255/.322/.425 on their way to 4.5 runs scored per game in 2018, including 5.2 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Seattle’s hitters have been led by Mitch Haniger, who is slashing .295/.386/.623 with 10 home runs, 29 RBIs, and 19 runs scored. He did not do as well hitting against left-handed pitchers last year. Over 97 plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .250/.289/.446 (compared to his overall season line of .282/.352/.491).
The Blue Jays are looking for another win following a 5-2 victory in the prior game of the series.
Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Blue Jays, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The under has hit in three of Toronto’s last seven games.
Both teams have hit 14 home runs over their last 10 games.
Toronto has recorded 20.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 14.4 over its last five.
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