Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 9, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (31-33) are -125 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Oakland Athletics (26-40) Sunday at 4:07 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Athletics are listed with +106 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Bowden Francis will get the ball for Toronto while Oakland will counter with Mitch Spence.

Check out our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-125)
• Underdog: Athletics (+106)
• Over/under: 8

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have won in 25, or 59.5%, of the 42 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Toronto has a record of 15-12 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -125 or more on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 55.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Athletics have been the underdog on the moneyline 57 total times this season. They’ve gone 19-38 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, Oakland has gone 17-37 (31.5%).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Athletics’ implied win probability is 48.5%.

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in batting average (.294) this season while adding seven home runs and 30 RBI.
• Among batters in MLB, Guerrero is 83rd in home runs and 62nd in RBI.
• Daulton Varsho leads Toronto in home runs with 10 and runs batted in with 31.
• JJ Bleday is batting .241 with 18 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 28 walks.
• In all of the majors, Bleday is 50th in homers and 126th in RBI.
• Brent Rooker’s 12 home runs, 39 runs batted in and .272 batting average all pace his team.

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the league this season.
• The Blue Jays have pitched to a 4.19 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
• The Blue Jays rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.275 WHIP this season.
• The Athletics pitching staff is 28th in the majors with a collective 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Oakland’s 4.19 team ERA ranks 20th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Athletics average baseball’s 22nd-ranked WHIP (1.315).