The Toronto Blue Jays spent big this offseason in hopes of challenging the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in the 2021 MLB season. We look at the Toronto Blue Jays’ MLB futures odds, including their projected 2021 win total and World Series odds at BetMGM.
The Jays are coming off a 32-28 finish in the 60-game 2020 season. They qualified for the expanded postseason but lost in two games to the Rays in the Wild Card Round.
Toronto added OF George Springer and 2B Marcus Semien in free agency. They’ll bring talent and experience to a young corps featuring 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 3B Cavan Biggio and SS Bo Bichette. LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu, last offseason’s prized free-agent addition, leads a suspect starting pitching staff.
Starting pitching thins out quickly behind Ryu. The Blue Jays will hope for major contributions from youth and veterans looking to reestablish themselves. The bullpen, backed by free-agent veteran closer RHP Kirby Yates, figures to be a strength.
Toronto Blue Jays’ 2021 World Series odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday, March 13 at 1:08 p.m. ET.
Odds: +2200 (bet $100 to win $2,200)
The Blue Jays share the eighth-best odds to win the 2021 World Series with the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. The Yankees have the best odds of the AL East teams at +550, while the Rays are +2500 after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in last year’s World Series.
The Jays will have one of the top offenses in baseball in 2021, but pitching is a weakness and Toronto is ill-equipped to handle any sort of long-term absence of Ryu or RHP Nate Pearson.
PASS on a World Series bet for the Jays as they don’t expect to have the required three-man group to win a series late in the postseason.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ 2021 win total
Over/Under: 86.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
The Yankees have a projected win total of 95.5 and the Rays have the same 86.5 projection as the Jays.
Toronto won 53.33% of its games in the shortened 2020 campaign. That same win percentage in 2021 would result in 86 wins. The Jays have the offense to win in blowouts and the bullpen to win close games. The Rays also figure to take a big step back after losing starters Blake Snell and Charlie Morton this offseason.
Bet OVER 86.5 (-110) on the Jays’ 2021 win total.
Odds to win the AL East Division
- New York Yankees: -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Blue Jays: +400 (bet $100 to win $400)
- Tampa Bay Rays: +450 (bet $100 to win $450)
- Boston Red Sox: +2000 (bet $100 to win $2,000)
- Baltimore Orioles: +6600 (bet $100 to win $6,600)
The Rays’ weakened starting pitching staff opens the door for the BLUE JAYS (+400) to challenge the Yankees for the AL East title.
New York improved its rotation this offseason, but the Yankees shouldn’t be bet at -200. Toronto makes for a good hedge against injury problems once again befalling the Bronx Bombers.
Odds to win the American League
Odds: +900 (bet $100 to win $900)
Only the Yankees, Chicago White Sox (+400) and Minnesota Twins (+750) have lower odds than Toronto to win the American League pennant.
PASS on a bet here in favor of concentrating on the Blue Jays’ win total and a bet for them to win the AL East. Toronto’s pitching is too suspect to bet on the Jays making a deep playoff run.
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