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The Toronto Blue Jays (27-29) will put their four-game win streak to the test when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates (26-31) Saturday at 3:07 PM ET on SportsNet PT. Sportsbooks consider the Blue Jays -163 favorites to extend their streak, while the Pirates are +137 underdogs looking for the upset. Yusei Kikuchi will get the ball for Toronto while Pittsburgh will counter with Mitch Keller.
Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $32.27
Blue Jays to win vs Pirates -163
Blue Jays vs. Pirates Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-163)
- Underdog: Pirates (+137)
- Over/under: 8
Blue Jays vs. Pirates Betting Insights
- The Blue Jays have come away with 21 wins in the 36 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Toronto has come away with a win 10 times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -163 on the moneyline.
- The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 62% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Pirates are 17-17 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50% of those games).
- Pittsburgh has a 2-4 record (winning just 33.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +137 or longer.
- The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.2% in this matchup.
Blue Jays vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto with a .287 batting average. He’s also hit five homers and has 25 RBI.
- Guerrero ranks 119th in homers and 77th in RBI among all batters in MLB.
- Daulton Varsho leads Toronto in home runs (10) and runs batted in (30) this season while batting .205.
- Bryan Reynolds has put up a team-best 30 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Reynolds’ home run total puts him 71st, and his RBI total ranks 41st.
- Connor Joe has a club-best .276 batting average.
Blue Jays vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings
- The Blue Jays average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
- The Blue Jays have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.12) in the majors this season.
- Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.293 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- Pittsburgh has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Pirates have the 15th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.267).