Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Betting Pick & Prediction 8/11/24
From the Rogers Centre in Toronto, we have the Athletics and Blue Jays facing off in an AL matchup. First pitch for this one is set for 1:37 PM ET. NSPCA is carrying this one on TV.
The Blue Jays are favored at -160 on the money line, while the Athletics are the underdog at +135. Sunday’s starting pitching matchup features JP Sears for the Athletics and Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays. Oakland is 5th in the AL West, while the Blue Jays are 5th in the AL East. The over/under line is currently at 8.5 runs.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS OAKLAND ATHLETICS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Toronto Blue Jays Moneyline -160
This game will be played at Rogers Centre at 1:37 ET on Sunday, August 11th.
HOW TO BET THE ATHLETICS VS BLUE JAYS:
- We have the Blue Jays winning by a score of 6 to 5
- However, if you’re looking for a run line pick, we like the Athletics to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
Thanks to a strong outing from Osvaldo Bido, the Athletics picked up a 1-0 win over the Blue Jays in the most recent game of this series. Bido went six innings and struck out five without giving up a run. He picked up a win in the game, while Mason Miller got the save.
On the other side, Yariel Rodriguez only went 5 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays but gave up just one run on five hits. He finished the game with five strikeouts but took the loss.
The only run of the game came in the 6th inning when Brent Rooker hit a solo home run for the A’s. Rooker and Shea Langeliers were the only two A’s hitters to have more than one hit.
Athletics Records & Stats
The Athletics are 49-69 overall and trail the Astros by 13 games in the AL West. So far, they are 16-20 against other teams in their division. Oakland is currently 5th in the AL West, 13.0 games behind the Astros. At home, the Athletics are 29-30 this year and 20-39 on the road.
As the underdog, the Athletics are 38-65 this year, compared to 11-4 as the favorite. Oakland’s overall series record is 14-21-2, and they are currently tied in their series vs. the Blue Jays. Over their last 10 games, the Athletics are 5-5.
The Athletics have been a solid run line bet this season, going 62-56 overall. They have been better on the road, going 30-29, compared to 32-27 at home. They have been an underdog in most games and have gone 56-47 on the run line in those contests.
When the Oakland Athletics are on the road, the over/under line is set at 8.5 runs, which is just below their season average of 8.6 runs per game. The A’s have played 76 games with an over/under line set at 8.5 runs, and they have gone over the total in 12 of those contests. Oakland has been on a recent under streak, hitting the under in six straight games.
Left-hander JP Sears gets the start for the Athletics today as he faces the Blue Jays on the road. Sears has made 23 starts this season and has a record of 9-8 with an ERA of 4.35. In his 23 appearances, he has turned in eight quality starts and is averaging 6.91 strikeouts per nine innings. Sears’ WHIP for the season is currently 1.21. In his last outing, he went seven innings, giving up just one earned run and coming away with the win. Before that, he had given up at least two earned runs in four straight starts.
As a team, the Athletics are 26th in the league in scoring at 4 runs per game. They have been a little better at home, averaging 4.4 runs per contest. Overall, the Athletics are batting just .230, which is 20th in the league. However, they do have the 4th most home runs in the league and are 10th in isolated power.
Over his last nine games, Brent Rooker has gone 7/32 with three homers. For the season, he is batting .290 with a team-high 82 RBIs and 29 homers. Shea Langeliers is 2nd on the team with 21 homers but is batting just .217 for the season.
Blue Jays Records & Stats
Toronto is 5th in the AL East at 54-63, putting them 15.5 games behind the Orioles for the division lead. Overall, they are 17-24 against other teams in the AL East. The Blue Jays have gone 4-6 over their last 10 games and are 29-30 at home this year.
As the favorite, the Blue Jays are 34-25 and 23-18 as the favorite at home. On the road, they are 20-38 as the underdog. Toronto’s overall series record is 13-18-6 this year.
The Blue Jays have been a below-average team against the run line this season, going 56-61. They have been especially poor at home, going just 21-38 against the run line. However, they have been much better on the road, going 35-23. They have been a better bet against the run line as an underdog, going 31-27, compared to 25-34 as a favorite. Their average run margin in winning games is +3.0, while it is -4.0 in losing games.
Today’s over/under line of 8.5 runs for the Toronto Blue Jays’ game against the Oakland Athletics is slightly below their season average of 9.0 runs per game. The Blue Jays have played 19 games this season with over/under lines set at 8.5 runs, and their record in those games is 18-19. Overall, 52.1% of their games this season have had over/under lines set lower than 8.5 runs.
Chris Bassitt gets the start for the Blue Jays today and will be looking to build off his last outing, where he picked up the win. Against the Orioles on August 6th, he went seven innings, giving up just two earned runs. In that outing, he had nine strikeouts. Looking back further, Bassitt had been struggling, as he had lost three straight starts before that outing. His record for the season is 9-10, and he has an ERA of 3.95. Out of his 23 starts, Bassitt has turned in 10 quality starts and is averaging 8.58 strikeouts per nine innings.
So far this season, the Blue Jays are averaging just 4.1 runs per game, which is 24th in the league. They have been even worse at home, averaging only 4 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting .240, and their team OPS of .694 is 16th in the MLB. However, they are one of the league’s top home run hitting teams, as their 106 homers is 11th in the league.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been one of the league’s top hitters this season, batting .322 with 23 homers and 76 RBIs. He has been even better of late, going 15/33 in his last nine games with two homers and seven RBIs. Guerrero Jr. also has a 22-game hitting streak heading into the game. George Springer is 2nd on the team with 14 homers but is batting just .221 for the season.