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

The Toronto Blue Jays (53-62), led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and a 20-game hitting streak, will meet the Oakland Athletics (48-68) on Friday at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are -134 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 7:07 PM ET on NBCS-CA. Jose Berrios gets the starting nod for Toronto while Mitch Spence is Oakland’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting preview for this game, and uncover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-134)
• Underdog: Athletics (+114)
• Over/under: 8.5

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have been chosen as favorites in 59 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (55.9%) in those games.
• This year Toronto has won 15 of 26 games when listed as at least -134 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 57.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The Athletics have been the underdog on the moneyline 100 total times this season. They’ve gone 36-64 in those games.
• Oakland is 25-57 (winning only 30.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
• The Athletics have an implied moneyline win probability of 46.7% in this matchup.

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Guerrero is batting .321 with 23 home runs and 76 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Toronto hitters this season.
• Of all MLB hitters, Guerrero ranks third in batting average, third in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.
• George Springer has collected 88 hits this season and has an OBP of .305. He’s slugging .368 on the year.
• Brent Rooker has put up a team-best batting average of .291, and paces the Athletics in home runs (28) and runs batted in (81).
• Rooker’s home run total ranks eighth in MLB, and he is seventh in RBI.
• JJ Bleday is hitting .240 with 32 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 46 walks.

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Pitching Rankings

• The Blue Jays average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
• Blue Jays pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.65 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.340 as a pitching staff, which is fifth-worst in baseball this season.
• The 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Athletics pitching staff ranks 28th in the majors.
• Oakland has the 23rd-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.34).
• Pitchers for the Athletics combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.336).