Toronto Blue Jays vs San Francisco Giants Betting Pick & Prediction 7/9/24

The forecast for Tuesday’s Blue Jays vs. Giants interleague matchup calls for partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-60s. First pitch from Oracle Park is set for 9:45 PM ET. NBCS will be televising this one.

On the money line, the Giants are favored at -126, while the Blue Jays sit at +107. The over/under line is currently 8 runs. Blake Snell will be starting for the Giants, and the Blue Jays are sending Yusei Kikuchi to the mound. Toronto is 41-49, and the Giants are 44-47. The Giants are 4th in the NL West, while the Blue Jays are 5th in the AL East.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Toronto Blue Jays Moneyline +107

This game will be played at Oracle Park at 9:45 ET on Tuesday, July 9th.

HOW TO BET THE BLUE JAYS VS GIANTS:

• We have the Blue Jays winning by a score of 5 to 4
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Blue Jays to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

Blue Jays Records & Stats

The Blue Jays’s offense was carried by George Springer in their most recent game vs. the Mariners, a 5-4 win. Springer went only 1/5, but his one hit was a home run, and he drove in three runs. The Blue Jays really broke things open with a three-run 7th inning. Toronto was the +126 underdog going into this road game.

José Berríos got the start for the Blue Jays, going six innings and giving up four earned runs on seven hits. He also issued a costly walk and took the loss. The Blue Jays bullpen was excellent, though, as they didn’t give up a run after Berríos exited the game.

Toronto is 41-49 overall, putting them 5th in the AL East, and they trail the Orioles by 16 games for the division lead. The Blue Jays are 12-16 against other AL East teams this year. The Blue Jays have won two straight games, and they are 4-6 across their last 10.

As the road team today, the Blue Jays are 20-25 this season compared to 21-24 at home. Toronto has struggled as the underdog this year, going 11-29, but they have won two straight as the underdog. The Blue Jays’ overall series record is 10-13-6, and they won their most recent series vs. the Mariners.

When the Blue Jays are on the road, they have been a solid team to bet on the run line. Their overall run line record is 42-48, but they have been much better on the road, going 27-18. They have covered the run line in six straight road games and are 19-21 as an underdog. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.2, while it is -3.9 in losing games.

The Blue Jays are on the road today, facing the San Francisco Giants. The over/under line for today’s game is set at 8 runs, which is right around their season average of 8.6 runs per game. Toronto has a 43-44 over/under record on the season, and when the line has been set at 8 runs, they have gone over 14 times, under 10 times, and pushed once. The over has hit in two straight games for the Blue Jays.

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi gets the start for the Blue Jays today as he faces the Giants on the road. Kikuchi has made 18 starts this season and has a record of 4-8 with an ERA of 4.12. Looking at his overall numbers, Kikuchi has a WHIP of 1.31 and opponents are batting .267 this season. He has made seven quality starts and is averaging 9.38 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, Kikuchi finished with a no-decision, giving up two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings of work. Before that, he had lost three straight starts.

Over the past seven games, George Springer has gone 7/23 with two home runs and six RBIs. This has helped him raise his batting average to .304 for the season. Spencer Horwitz is also swinging a hot bat right now, going 9/25 in his last seven games. Daulton Varsho is second on the team with 11 homers but is batting just .199 for the season.

As a team, the Blue Jays are averaging only 4 runs per game and are near the bottom of the league in both home runs and team batting average. They are also one of the league’s worst teams in terms of isolated power and batting average on balls in play. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is having a great season, as he is batting .295 with 13 homers and 52 RBIs.

Giants Records & Stats

The Giants will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Guardians with a 5-4 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Guardians scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th. San Francisco was the +113 underdog on the money line going into the game.

Hayden Birdsong had a good start for the Giants, going 4 2/3 innings and giving up just two earned runs, and striking out five. However, the Giants couldn’t close things out, and Sean Hjelle took the loss out of the bullpen. The Giants also wasted a big game from Michael Conforto, who homered in the 2nd inning, going 3/4.

San Francisco is 44-47 overall this season, and they are 11.0 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. The Giants are 15-14 against other teams in the NL West. The Giants lost the first two games of their series vs. the Guardians but won the final game.

At home, the Giants are 25-19 this season, and they are 19-28 on the road. So far, they have been good as the favorite, going 24-18, and they are 18-11 as the favorite at home. San Francisco has an overall series record of 15-12-2 this year.

When the Giants win, they do so by an average of 3.2 runs per game, but when they lose, they lose by an average of 3.6 runs per game. Their run line record is 46-45, with a slight negative run differential on the season. They have been a better bet on the run line on the road (26-21) than at home (20-24).

The San Francisco Giants are home today against the Toronto Blue Jays, and the over/under line for the game is set at 8 runs. The Giants have a combined run average of 9.1 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 50-38. When the over/under line is set at 8 runs, their record is 8-10-2. So far this season, 31.9% of their games have had over/under lines set at 8 runs, and the over has hit in their last two games.

Blake Snell gets the start for the Giants today and will be looking to pick up his first win of the season. So far, he is 0-3 with a 9.51 ERA. Snell’s WHIP for the season is 1.94, and he has allowed a total of four home runs. In his six starts, Snell has pitched fewer than five innings in four of them. Most recently, he went 4 2/3 innings vs. the Yankees, giving up three earned runs, seven hits, and one homer. Snell has finished with a no-decision in three straight outings.

San Francisco’s offense has been very consistent this season, averaging 4.4 runs per game both at home and on the road. Overall, they are 14th in the league in scoring. The Giants are also 12th in batting average and have the 9th on-base percentage in the league. So far, they have been a below-average power-hitting team, as their collective ISO of .144 is 18th in the league.

Heliot Ramos and Matt Chapman have been swinging hot bats for the Giants of late, with Ramos hitting .351 over his last nine games and Chapman batting .324 over that same stretch. Both players have also hit three homers in this stretch. Ramos and Chapman are also tied for the team lead in homers, with 12 apiece. Michael Conforto is also tied for 2nd on the team in homers and is on a three-game hitting streak.