Cardinals vs. Blue Jays Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 4/2/23
Toronto Blue Jays (1-1) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (1-1)
April 2, 2023 2:15 pm EDT
The Line: St. Louis Cardinals -110 / Toronto Blue Jays -110; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Toronto Blue Jays and the St. Louis Cardinals meet in MLB action from Busch Stadium on Sunday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
This game has -110 odds on both sides with the total for this game set at 8.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Chris Bassitt will get the start for Toronto after going 15-9 with a 3.42 ERA and 167 strikeouts for the Mets last season. Jordan Montgomery gets the nod for the Cardinals after going 9-6 with a 3.48 ERA between the Yankees and Cardinals last season.
Matchup History
St. Louis’ 4-1 win over Toronto on Saturday made it four straight meetings without back-to-back winners in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Toronto is 20-7 in their last 27 road games and 2-7 in their last 9 road games against a team with a left-handed starter while the over is 9-4 in their last 13 interleague road games. St. Louis is 14-3 in their last 17 game three matchups and 7-3 in their last 10 Sunday games while the over is 22-9 in their lats 31 games against the AL East.
Pick
I’m leaning towards Toronto here. The Jays couldn’t really get anything going on Saturday despite having runners on base as they all got there via walks and not putting bat to ball. I don’t think that’ll be an issue against Jordan Montgomery who really took a step back as hit debut with the Cardinals went on. I think the Jays get a strong outing from Chris Bassitt here and Toronto walks out with a win here.