The Toronto Blue Jays (1-0) and New York Yankees (0-1) are scheduled to continue their season-opening series Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Blue Jays vs. Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Ross Stripling is the projected starting pitcher for Toronto. Last season (with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Blue Jays combined), he went 3-3 with a 5.84 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 7.3 K/9, and 3.3 BB/9 over 49 1/3 IP spanning 12 appearances. Stripling suffered through a 2.4 HR/9 in 2020, but he’s coming off a decent spring and has a limited-but-effective history against Yankees batters.
RHP Corey Kluber gets the call for New York. He was injured last season after one inning with the Texas Rangers, and he’s thrown just 36 2/3 IP over the last two seasons. The 10-year veteran has a career ERA of 3.16.
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Blue Jays at Yankees odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 9:20 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blue Jays +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Yankees -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blue Jays +1.5 (-130) | Yankees -1.5 (+105)
- Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Prediction
Yankees 4, Blue Jays 3
Money line (ML)
The Blue Jays would be a value lean at +150; the Yankees would be one at -155. So, peg TORONTO (+145) as the closest thing to a shred of value in this one.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
PASS ON THE RUN LINE, but perhaps tag this play with a line watch: something in the -120 range would make for a lean on Toronto plus the run-and-change.
Over/Under (O/U)
Both starters are a bit of an unknown, to bettors and even respective managers alike, but they didn’t get these No. 2 slots out of spring for no reason, and both figure to be a bit of a mystery to the batters facing them.
It’s another cold day at Yankee Stadium: BACK THE UNDER 8.5 (-105).
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