Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 10, 2024

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will look to extend his 21-game hitting streak when the Toronto Blue Jays (54-62) take on the Oakland Athletics (48-69). The Blue Jays are listed as -149 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 3:07 PM ET on Saturday, live on SNET from Rogers Centre. Toronto’s Yariel Rodriguez gets the start, and he’ll go against Oakland’s Osvaldo Bido.

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Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jays (-149)
• Underdog: Athletics (+126)
• Over/under: 9

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

• The Blue Jays have won in 34, or 56.7%, of the 60 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• This season Toronto has come away with a win 14 times in 20 chances when named as a favorite of at least -149 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have an implied victory probability of 59.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Athletics are 36-65 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 35.6% of those games).
• Oakland has a 23-49 record (winning only 31.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +126 or longer.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Athletics have an implied win probability of 44.2%.

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Hitting Leaders

• Guerrero is batting .323 with 23 home runs and 76 RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Toronto hitters this season.
• Guerrero’s home runs put him 18th in MLB, and he is 14th in RBI.
• George Springer has 89 hits and an OBP of .304 to go with a slugging percentage of .374 this season.
• Brent Rooker paces the Athletics with 28 home runs and 81 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .288.
• In all of the majors, Rooker is eighth in homers and eighth in RBI.
• JJ Bleday is batting .241 with 33 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 47 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.
• The Blue Jays have the 28th-ranked ERA (4.62) in the majors this season.
• The Blue Jays rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.336 WHIP this season.
• The 7.7 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).
• The Athletics average baseball’s 25th-ranked WHIP (1.336).