The New York Yankees will try to avoid their first series loss of the season when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. New York dropped Friday’s series opener in a 6-1 final, putting the Yankees in a must-win position on Saturday and Sunday. Toronto has won two of its last three games to tie with New York for third place in the American League East.
The first pitch at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. ET. New York is the -180 favorite (risk $180 to win $100), and the over/under is 7.5 in the last Yankees vs. Blue Jays odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Before deciding between Blue Jays and Yankees, make sure to check out the latest MLB predictions and SportsLine projection model betting advice.
The SportsLine projection model simulates every MLB game 10,000 times. It went 331-285 on top-rated MLB moneyline picks (+357) in the past two seasons, and it finished the 2022 MLB season on a 20-14 roll. Anyone who has followed it has seen profitable returns.
Now the Yankees vs. Blue Jays called in and revealed its predictions and best bets. You can visit SportsLine now to check out the model’s MLB picks. Here are the MLB odds and betting trends for Blue Jays vs. Yankees:
- Moneyline Yankees vs. Blue Jays: Yankees -180, Blue Jays +152
- Yankees vs. Blue Jays over/under: 7.5 points
- Running line Yankees vs. Blue Jays: New York -1.5 (+122)
- NYY: The Yankees are 8-4 in their last 12 games as favorites
- TOR: The Blue Jays are 8-2 in their last 10 league games
- Picks Yankees vs. Blue Jays: See picks on SportsLine
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Why you should support the Yankees
New York has yet to lose a series this season, so it will be motivated to keep that streak alive for the home fans on Saturday. The Yankees have their trump card on the mound and Gerrit Cole is arguably the best starter in the MLB this season so far. He became the first pitcher in team history to strike out at least 30 batters with a sub-1.00 ERA in his first four appearances since earned runs were first recorded in 1913.
Cole threw a 108-pitch two-hitter with 10 strikeouts at home last Sunday in a 2-0 victory over Minnesota. Toronto starter Alek Manoah has already given up 15 runs and 15 walks in just 19.1 innings, 1-1 with a 6.98 ERA. He matched his career worst by allowing seven runs and nine hits in 4.2 innings, his last time out. See which team to choose here.
Why you should support the Blue Jays
While Cole got off to a good start in 2023, he gave up an AL-worst 33 home runs last season. He struggled to slow Toronto’s explosive lineup, going 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA over three starts, and gave up a pair of home runs to Vladimir Guerrero in one game last April. Meanwhile, Manoah is 2-1 with a 2.31 ERA in six career starts against the Yankees.
He finished third in the AL Cy Young Award voting last season, so he should recover from his disappointing start to the campaign. Guerrero gave Toronto an early 2-0 lead on a first inning home run on Friday night before Brandon Belt batted in two runs in the sixth inning and two more in the eighth. Shortstop Bo Bichette leads Toronto with a .354 average and 12 RBI so far this season. See which team to choose here.
How Yankees vs. Blue Jays picks
SportsLine’s model leans on the number of runs, as the simulations have the teams combine for 8.9 runs. It also says that one side of the money line has all the value. You can only get the choice of model from SportsLine.
So who will win Blue Jays vs. Yankees? And which side of the money line has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the moneyline to jump on, all from the advanced model that ended last season with a 20-14 roll, and find out.