The Toronto Blue Jays (26-21) and New York Yankees (27-21) play the middle game of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Blue Jays-Yankees MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Tuesday: The Yankees crushed the Jays 20-6 behind 5 RBIs apiece from 2B DJ LeMahieu (4-for-6) and 1B Luke Voit (2 HRs). New York, which took over second place in the AL East with 12 games to go, led 7-1 after two innings, 12-1 after three and 16-3 after four.
Season series: Tied 2-2.
Blue Jays at Yankees: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Gerrit Cole
Roark is 2-1 with a 5.60 ERA (35 1/3 IP, 22 ER) in 8 starts this season.
- Last start: No-decision, 4 IP, 2 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HR vs. Yankees Sept. 9 – Blue Jays lost 7-2
- Career vs. Yankees: 1-1, 3.86 ERA (16 1/3 IP, 7 ER) in 3 starts, including just 1 game in 2020 – last start mentioned above
Cole is 5-3 with a 3.20 ERA (59 IP, 21 ER) with 79 K in 10 starts.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP (CG), 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 9 K vs. Baltimore Orioles Friday – Yankees won 6-0 in Game 1 of DH
- 2020 at Yankee Stadium: 3-1, 2.27 ERA (31 2/3 IP, 8 ER) in 5 starts
- Career vs. Blue Jays: 1-0, 4.91 ERA (11 IP, 6 ER) in 2 starts; last outing a win in 2019 while pitching for the Houston Astros
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Blue Jays at Yankees: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Blue Jays
- OF Teoscar Hernandez (oblique) out
- RP Jordan Romano (finger) out
- 1B Rowdy Tellez (knee) out
Yankees
- OF Aaron Judge (calf) questionable
- SS Gleyber Torres (quadriceps) questionable
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Blue Jays at Yankees: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1
Money line (ML)
The Yankees (-278) are big favorites with Cole coming off a seven-inning, two-hit, shutout. Plus, DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton and 3B Gio Urshela are back, activated off the injured list before Tuesday’s rout. But I can’t suggest to bet that kind of chalk. It’s just not wise as far as risk management goes.
To profit $1 on a Yankees ML play, one must bet $2.78 (or $278 to win $100), while a winning $1 Blue Jays (+240) ML bet profits $2.40. PASS.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The YANKEES (-1.5, -125) are the STRONGEST PLAY. All five of Cole’s victories have been by 3 or more runs. He has a 2.50 ERA in his last three starts (18 IP, 5 ER), which spells doom for the Jays (+1.5, +105).
Meanwhile, Toronto’s Roark has yielded 10 earned runs in his last three starts (13 1/3 IP) for a 6.75 ERA. (Strongest plays should be 1½ times your usual wager.)
Over/Under (O/U)
The O/U is 8.5 (-110 on both sides). Cole will shut down Toronto’s offense, but I’m leery of New York’s bats hitting the Over on their own. I’ll PASS.
I miserably failed you Tuesday with my suggestions of Toronto (+140) and a “strongest play” of the Under (closed at 9) as New York squashed both in the 20-6 rout. Thus, I’m pinpointing just one Wednesday play – let’s bounce back with the YANKEES (-1.5, -125) run line.
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| Johnny’s 2020 MLB record | 53-30-1 |
| 2020 overall record (all sports) | 93-58-2 |
| Strongest plays (all sports) | 48-22 |
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