Data Skrive:
The Toronto Blue Jays (30-32) are favorites (-135) on the moneyline when they square off against the Oakland Athletics (25-39) Friday at 9:40 PM ET, live on SN1. Toronto’s Chris Bassitt and Oakland’s Hogan Harris have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $34.81
Blue Jays to win vs Athletics -135
Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-135)
- Underdog: Athletics (+114)
- Over/under: 7.5
Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Insights
- The Blue Jays have come away with 24 wins in the 40 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Toronto has a record of 12-8 when favored by -135 or more this year.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 57.4% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Athletics have gone 18-37 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 32.7% of those games).
- Oakland has a 13-33 record (winning only 28.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 46.7%.
Blue Jays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in batting average (.295) this season while adding seven home runs and 30 RBI.
- Guerrero is 81st in home runs and 57th in RBI among all batters in Major League Baseball.
- Daulton Varsho is batting .214 this season with a team-high 10 home runs and 31 RBI.
- JJ Bleday is batting .246 with 18 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 28 walks.
- Bleday’s home run total ranks 56th in the big leagues, and he is 130th in RBI.
- Brent Rooker has hit 12 home runs with 39 RBI. Both pace his team.
Blue Jays vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings
- The Blue Jays strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
- The Blue Jays have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.29) in the majors this season.
- The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.291 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The Athletics pitching staff is 27th in MLB with a collective 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Oakland has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.20).
- The Athletics average baseball’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.313).