In this article we will formulate a Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros betting prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, April 3rd at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:
- The Blue Jays recent form and recent player performance
- The Astros recent form and recent play performance
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Toronto
- Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston
- Recent betting trends in games played between Toronto and Houston
- A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Toronto and Houston
Blue Jays Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 3-3 this year after they defeated Houston by a score of 2-1 in game two of the series. Toronto did lose game one of this series and they split a four game series with the Rays to open the season. The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.76 ERA with a 1.37 WHIP and a .268 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 22 runs with a .196 batting average and a .285 on base percentage. Justin Turner is batting .350 with one home run and four RBI’s for the Blue Jays. The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Chris Bassitt, who is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP over 5.0 innings pitched this year.
Astros Preview
The Houston Astros are 1-5 this season after they dropped game two of this series on Tuesday night. The Astros did win game one against Toronto with a no hitter on Monday, but they lost all four games in their series with the Yankees to start the year. The Houston pitching staff has a 3.33 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average. The Astros offense has scored 22 runs with a .271 batting average and a .339 on base percentage. Kyle Tucker is batting .318 with two home runs and five RBI’s for the Astros. The projected starting pitcher for Houston is Cristian Javier, who is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP over 6.0 innings pitched this season.
Houston Astros Team Facts
- The underdogs have won 15 of the Astros’ last 16 games.
- The road team has covered the run line in 15 of the Astros’ last 16 games.
- The Astros have trailed after 5 innings in 20 of their last 30 games as home favorites against American League opponents.
- The Astros have trailed after 7 innings in 18 of their last 24 games as home favorites against American League opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts
- The underdogs have won four of the Blue Jays’ last five games at Minute Maid Park.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line each of their last eight Wednesday games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last six Wednesday games against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against AL West opponents.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last seven games against AL West opponents.
Blue Jays vs Astros Betting Prediction
Houston has started the season playing pretty poorly, but they will look to turn it around with a win here. Outside of their lone win against Toronto, the Astros have struggled to score runs consistently and they will have to face Chris Bassitt here. Bassitt did get knocked around in his first start of the season against the Rays, but he was very solid over the last few years. Toronto has been involved in some very high scoring games to start the season, but they will face Cristian Javier, who was excellent in his first start this year. Javier wasn’t at his best last season, but I like how he looked against the Yankees in his first start and I like the Astros to get the win here.