The San Francisco Giants (45-35) conclude a 3-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays (44-37) on Thursday at Rogers Centre. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Giants vs. Blue Jays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: tied 1-1
The Giants lost 6-1 Wednesday despite 1B Lamonte Wade Jr. recording 3 hits in the leadoff spot. San Francisco is 7-3 in its last 10 games and is expected to start RHP Keaton Winn for a bullpen game on Thursday.
All 9 players in the Blue Jays’ lineup tallied a hit in Wednesday’s 5-run victory. Toronto is 10 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East despite winning 5 of its last 7 contests and having the 5th-best win percentage in the American League.
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Giants at Blue Jays projected starters
RHP Keaton Winn vs. RHP Chris Bassitt
Winn (0-0, 3.75 ERA) makes his 1st start and 4th appearance. He has a 1.00 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 through 12 IP.
- Has worked as a bulk reliever, pitching 3 or more innings in each of his 3 career appearances
- Last appearance: No-decision, 3 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 0 BB and 3 K vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday
Bassitt (7-5, 4.32 ERA) makes his 17th start. He has a 1.21 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9 and 7.8 K/9 through 93 2/3 IP.
- Has allowed 3 ER or more in 4 of his last 6 outings
- Has given up a combined 10 home runs in his last 7 turns
Giants 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 10:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Giants +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Blue Jays -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Giants +1.5 (-160) | Blue Jays -1.5 (+135)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Giants at Blue Jays picks and predictions
Prediction
Blue Jays 4, Giants 3
Moneyline
It’s hard to bet against a pitcher with the last name Winn, but he’s making his first start in the majors. Considering that, I’ll take the BLUE JAYS (-150) at home to close out the series.
Run line/Against the spread
GIANTS +1.5 (-160) is how I’d bet on the run line despite Winn making his first career start. San Francisco has quietly been one of the better teams recently and Bassitt has struggled in recent starts, so the Giants should be able to keep this one close.
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Over/Under
UNDER 9 (-105) is the lean in this game despite the pitchers that are getting the nod on Thursday. The Giants have gone Under in 3 straight contests and the Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings between these clubs.
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