The Houston Astros (36-25) and Toronto Blue Jays (34-28) play the 3rd game of a 4-game series at Rogers Centre Wednesday. First pitch is slated for 7:07 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Astros vs. Blue Jays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Astros lead 3-2
The Astros had won 4 straight road games before being toppled 5-1 by the Blue Jays Tuesday. Houston had scored 8 runs per game over those 4 road victories and has won 14 of its last 20 games overall but still remains 4 1/2 games back of the AL West-leading Texas Rangers.
The Blue Jays won behind 13 strikeouts from RHP Kevin Gausman Tuesday. Toronto has won 8 of its last 11 games and has scored 4.1 runs per game over that stretch.
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Astros at Blue Jays projected starters
RHP Ronel Blanco vs. RHP Chris Bassitt
Blanco (1-0, 4.15 ERA) is in line for his 2nd start and 11th appearance. He has a 1.90 WHIP, 5.2 BB/9 and 10.9 K/9 in 17 1/3 innings.
- Only 2023 MLB start: Win, 5 1/3 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 5 K in a 5-2 home victory vs. Los Angeles Angels Thursday
- 2023 AAA Stats: 2-0, 0.56 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 11.8 K/9 in 16 IP
Bassitt (6-4, 3.34 ERA) makes his 13th start. He has a 1.07 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 7.9 K/9 in 74 innings.
- Last start: Win, 7 2/3 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 8 K in a 3-0 road win at the New York Mets Friday
- Career vs. Astros: 4-3, 3.90 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 49 K across 11 starts and 1 relief appearance
- 2023 Home splits: 2-1, 2.16 ERA (33 1/3 IP, 8 ER) with a .127 OBA in 5 starts
Astros at Blue Jays odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:15 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Astros +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Blue Jays -155 (bet $155 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Astros +1.5 (-150) | Blue Jays +1.5 (+125)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Astros at Blue Jays picks and predictions
Prediction
Astros 4, Blue Jays 3
Moneyline
I like putting a small bet on ASTROS (+125) as underdogs in this matchup.
Houston has been a road warrior this year, going 18-11 away from home. The Astros have a young talented arm on the bump and he got his first-start jitters out of the way and should settle in against the Blue Jays Wednesday.
Run line/Against the spread
I do not think there is a clear favorite in this game. These two teams are playing good baseball with Houston going 14-6 over its last 20 games and Toronto going 7-3 over its last 10. That’s why I am going to avoid the run line on both sides of this matchup.
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Over/Under
My lean in this game is the UNDER 9 (+100) but go with a half-unit at most.
Houston and Toronto have both gone under this total in 3 of their last 5 games but there are otherwise no heavy trends favoring either side.
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