Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 6-12-24 Picks
Toronto Blue Jays (33-34) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (39-28)
June 12, 2024 2:10 pm EDT
The Line: Milwaukee Brewers -115 / Toronto Blue Jays -105; Over/Under: +8.5
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In this article we will formulate a Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, June 12th at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series.
Brewers Need to Rekindle Offense
The Milwaukee Brewers are 39-28 this season and they have won three of their last five games. Milwaukee won game one in this series by a score of 3-1 on Monday night, but was shutout on Tuesday. Prior to this series, the Brewers won two out of three against the Tigers, were swept by the Phillies in three games, and swept the White Sox. Milwaukee is just 3-5 in their last eight games, but they have a 6.5 game lead in the NL Central over the Pirates.
The Milwaukee pitching staff has a 3.73 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average. The Brewers offense has scored 326 runs with a .255 batting average and a .330 on base percentage. Willy Adames is batting .246 with 10 home runs and 45 RBI’s for the Brewers this season. Milwaukee is seventh in the MLB in runs scored this season, but they have scored two runs or fewer in five of their last eight games.
Blue Jays Going for Another Series Win
The Toronto Blue Jays are 33-34 this year and they have won three of their last four games. Toronto lost game one in this series on Monday, but they picked up the win on Tuesday by a score of 3-0. Prior to this series, the Blue Jays won two out of three against the Athletics, split four games with the Orioles, and won two out of three against the Pirates. Toronto is 10-5 in their last 15 games and they are tied for third in the AL East. The Blue Jays have not lost a series in their last four.
The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.09 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .246 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 261 runs with a .232 batting average and a .309 on base percentage. Daulton Varsho is batting .219 with 10 home runs and 31 RBI’s for the Blue Jays this season. Toronto is 19th in team ERA this year, but they have allowed three runs or fewer in four of their last five games.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Milwaukee is Tobias Myers, who is 2-2 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP over 34.2 innings pitched this year. Myers has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last four starts, but did allow five earned runs and seven hits over 4.1 innings against the White Sox two starts ago. The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Chris Bassitt, who is 6-6 with a 3.80 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 73.1 innings pitched this season. Bassitt has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last four starts and has only allowed four total earned runs in those four outings.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
The Blue Jays have won each of their last eight Wednesday day games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last eight Wednesday games as road underdogs against National League opponents.
The Brewers have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five day games against teams that held a losing record.
The Brewers have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last six games as favorites against American League opponents.
The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in each of their last five day games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
Seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight day games against NL Central opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
Each of the last four games between the Blue Jays and Brewers have gone UNDER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Brewers’ last six games against AL East opponents.
The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last three games.
Milwaukee Brewers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
Toronto was able to stay hot with their win on Tuesday and they will try to extend their streak of not losing a series here. The Blue Jays are 17-19 on the road and they are starting Chris Bassitt, who has been great in his last four outings. Milwaukee is 19-11 at home this year and they have a nice lead in the NL Central, but they are going with Tobias Myers. Myers has shown some really good signs this year, but he has also had some struggles, so you never know how a start is going to go for him. Toronto is the hotter team right now and Bassitt is in a groove, so my Toronto Blue Jays vs Milwaukee Brewers prediction is for Toronto to win on the road.