Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees Betting Pick & Prediction 4/6/24
Kevin Gausman will take the mound for the Blue Jays, while Clarke Schmidt will get the start for the Yankees. The first pitch is set for 7:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY.
MLBN will have the TV coverage for this AL East matchup. The over/under line is set at 8 runs, with the under currently at -105 compared to the over at -117.
NEW YORK YANKEES VS TORONTO BLUE JAYS BETTING PICK
The Pick: New York Yankees Moneyline -118
This game will be played at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 ET on Saturday, April 6th.
HOW TO BET THE BLUE JAYS VS YANKEES:
- We have the Yankees winning by a score of 6 to 5
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Yankees to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
The Blue Jays and Yankees played to a 3-0 game in the last game of this series, with the Blue Jays picking up a 9th inning insurance runs. Toronto was the underdog in this one at +131. Chad Green got the save for Toronto, while Yimi Garcia picked up the win out of the bullpen.
Neither starter gave up a run in this game, as Marcus Stroman went six innings for the Yankees, and Yusei Kikuchi went 5 1/3 for the Blue Jays. Despite not giving up a run, Kikuchi didn’t factor into the decision. The only home run hit in the game came off the bat of Ernie Clement, who went 1/2.
Alejandro Kirk also had a good game at the plate for Toronto, going 3/4, but he didn’t score a run or pick up an RBI. Anthony Volpe had two hits for the Yankees, but New York couldn’t push across a run in the game.
Blue Jays Records & Stats
Kevin Gausman and the Blue Jays are on the road to take on the Yankees. Gausman is coming off a start against the Rays in which he went 4 1/3 innings, allowing just 1 earned run. He struck out 6 and gave up 2 hits.
Looking at the Blue Jays’ hitting projections, we see Bo Bichette has the best chance to have a big day at the plate. His total hits projection is 9th best in the league today. George Springer is 2nd on the team in total hits, and his home run projection is 12th best in the league. Justin Turner has the top home run projection for the Blue Jays, which is 11th best in today’s slate of games.
Yankees Records & Stats
Clarke Schmidt is making his second start of the season for the Yankees, and he will be taking on the Blue Jays at home. In his first start of the season, Schmidt went 5 1/3 innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and striking out 5. He did give up a home run in that outing.
If you’re looking at the Yankees’ offensive projections today, Aaron Judge has the 4th highest total hits projection on the team, but he does have the top odds to hit a home run for the Yankees and his home run projection is 4th best in the league today. Gleyber Torres has the best total hits projection on the team and the 23rd best in the league. His odds to hit a home run are 13th best in the league. Juan Soto is 2nd in terms of total hits and his home run projection is 6th best in the league today.