The Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays meet Thursday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Blue Jays vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include a Blue Jays vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 23-33 on the year and play the Twins, Orioles, and Angels next. The Athletics are batting .255 on the season, have a .319 OBP, and a .417 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.39 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 73 hits and 30 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 113 hits and 58 RBI.
Jacob Lopez gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 0-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. This will be Lopez’s second career game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 27-28 on the year and play the Phillies, Twins, and Cardinals next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .244 on the season, have a .317 OBP, and a .372 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 4.00 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Bo Bichette leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 63 hits and 27 RBI, while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk have combined for 101 hits and 42 RBI.
Jose Berrios gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 1-2 with a 4.22 ERA and 56 strikeouts this season. Berrios is 3-3 with a 3.46 ERA and 65 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 10 night games after playing the previous day.
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last eight Thursday night games.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents following a road win.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five night games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven Thursday night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Blue Jays have lost each of their last four games as home favorites against American League opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have won four of their last five games as road underdogs against AL East opponents following a road loss.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL East opponents following a road loss.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven Thursday games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four home games against American League opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Jose Berrios has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last seven appearances with his team as a favorite against the Athletics.
- Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents.
- Jose Berrios has recorded a win in each of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 10 Thursday appearances against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Daulton Varsho has hit at least one home run in three of his last five appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 10 games as favorites.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays’ last eight games as favorites.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in four of the Blue Jays’ last five games against AL West opponents at Rogers Centre.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- JJ Bleday has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Athletics’ last six road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one Single in 12 of his last 13 appearances against AL East opponents.
- JJ Bleday has hit a home run in three of the Athletics’ last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Gio Urshela has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against AL East opponents.
- Lawrence Butler has scored a run in each of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Blue Jays vs Athletics Prediction
The Athletics have won one game since May 14, so they’re hard to back with any sort of confidence. Lopez has been solid in a relief role, allowing 14 hits and four earned runs in 14 innings, but the A’s have lost all five games he’s pitched this season. The Blue Jays continue to hover around a .500 record, and while Berrios has been hit or miss, we know he’s an all-star caliber pitcher when he’s right, and I expect him to string some decent outings together at some point. The Blue Jays need to take advantage of this series to gain ground in the standings. I’ll lay the reasonable price with the home team.