Orioles vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 7, 2024

The Toronto Blue Jays (52-61), led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on an 18-game hitting streak, will meet the Baltimore Orioles (67-47) Wednesday at Rogers Centre. The Orioles are -152 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 7:07 PM ET on MASN2. Baltimore’s Trevor Rogers and Toronto’s Bowden Francis have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our preview for this contest, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Orioles vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines

• Favorite: Orioles (-152)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (+128)
• Over/under: 9.5

Orioles vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• The Orioles have been favorites in 88 games this season and have come away with the win 52 times (59.1%) in those contests.
• Baltimore has a record of 27-18 when favored by -152 or more this year.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 60.3% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Blue Jays have been the moneyline underdog 52 total times this season. They’ve finished 17-35 in those games.
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +128 or longer, Toronto has a 6-9 record (winning 40% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Blue Jays have an implied win probability of 43.9%.

Orioles vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders

• Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore with a .290 batting average. He’s also hit 29 homers and has 69 RBI.
• Among hitters in MLB, Henderson is fifth in homers and 20th in RBI.
• Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in home runs (32) and runs batted in (75) this season while batting .246.
• Guerrero leads the Blue Jays with 22 home runs and 72 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .317.
• In all of the majors, Guerrero is 19th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• George Springer has 16 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 45 walks while batting .224.

Orioles vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings

• The Orioles have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
• The Orioles have pitched to a 3.91 ERA this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
• The Orioles have a combined WHIP of 1.231 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 22nd in the majors with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Toronto’s 4.62 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Blue Jays combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in baseball (1.343).