The Toronto Blue Jays (24-23) and New York Yankees (28-20) continue their three-game AL East series Wednesday with a 7:05 p.m. ET first pitch at Yankee Stadium. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Blue Jays vs. Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Alek Manoah is the projected starting pitcher for the Blue Jays. The 23-year-old is making his MLB debut. He was excellent in Grapefruit League action two months ago (including against these Yankees), and in three minor-league starts this season he has allowed just 1 run while fanning 27 batters over 18 IP.
RHP Domingo German is the projected starter for the Yankees. He is 4-2 with a 3.05 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 8.5 K/9 and 1.6 BB/9 in 44 1/3 IP over 8 starts. German has exhibited better control than he had in previous years in the majors.
Perhaps more impactfully for a pitcher who often suffers from gopher-itis, he has thus far induced significantly more ground balls (49%) in the early going of 2021.
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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 11 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blue Jays +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Yankees -160 (bet $160 to win $100) |
- Against the spread/ATS: Blue Jays +1.5 (-145) | Yankees -1.5 (+115) |
- Over/Under: 9.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Money line (ML)
The Yanks entered this series on a six-game winning streak, and that included New York taking 3 of 4 from the Texas Rangers on the road last week. Starting pitching was at the forefront of the Yankees’ streak.
The Jays took Tuesday’s opener 6-2 in a game that saw Yankees RHP Corey Kluber falter in his follow-up to last week’s no-hitter.
Toronto has been hitting the ball well lately with a .883 OPS in its last 10 games, but that’s been mostly over a home slate at its hitter-friendly Dunedin, Fla., home-away-from-home park.
The Blue Jays rank 21st in the league in road OPS (.673). They have a right-leaning lineup and that plays into a strength for German. He has allowed a .652 OPS against right-handed bats, .675 for his career).
Toss a rested top end of the Yankees bullpen into the mix, and back NEW YORK (-160).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
There isn’t much of a lean on the Over, but with a batter’s breeze out to left field in the forecast and with the home nine having an edge in the relief pitching department, a YANKEES -1.5 (+115) wager may be considered as an alternate or complementary play alongside the money line.
Over/Under (O/U)
No lean on conflicting underlying indicators. PASS.
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