The New York Yankees (28-21) go for a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays (26-22) as the AL East rivals play the finale of their Yankee Stadium midweek series Thursday at 7:05 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Blue Jays-Yankees MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Wednesday: The Yankees hit seven homers, including three by C Kyle Higashioka and two by 2B DJ LeMahieu, in a 13-2 victory. The night before, New York roughed up Toronto even worse to the tune of a 20-6 rout. The Yankees now have won seven in a row after starting September, 2-7. The Blue Jays are on a two-game skid.
Season series: Yankees lead 3-2.
Blue Jays at Yankees: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Chase Anderson vs. RHP Masahiro Tanaka
Anderson is 0-1 with a 5.81 ERA (26 1/3 IP, 17 ER) in 7 starts this season.
- Last start: Loss, 2 2/3 IP, 4 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K vs. New York Mets Friday – Blue Jays lost 18-1
- Last 4 starts: 0-1, 7.56 ERA (16 2/3 IP, 14 ER)
- Career vs. Yankees: 0 appearances
Tanaka is 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA (37 IP, 13 ER) in 8 starts.
- Last start: Win, 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K vs. Baltimore Orioles Friday – Yankees won 10-1 in Game 2 of DH
- Last 4 starts: 2-1, 2.11 ERA (21 1/3 IP, 5 ER)
- Career vs. Blue Jays: 13-5, 2.87 ERA (128 2/3 IP, 41 ER) in 21 starts
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Blue Jays at Yankees: Key injuries
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Blue Jays
- OF Derek Fisher (knee) out
- RP Ken Giles (forearm) out
- OF Teoscar Hernandez (oblique) probable
- RP Jordan Romano (finger) out
- 1B Rowdy Tellez (knee) out
Yankees
- SS Gleyber Torres (quadriceps) probable
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Blue Jays at Yankees: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Yankees 10, Blue Jays 3
Money line (ML)
The Yankees (-209) are more than 2-to-1 favorites for the series finale. That’s just too much chalk and I don’t like that kind of risk. PASS.
New to sports betting? Every winning $2.09 bet on the Yankees ML will profit $1. Every $1 bet on the Blue Jays (+185) profits $1.85 if they win.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
The YANKEES (-1.5, -110) are the STRONGEST PLAY. Only one of the five regular-season meetings between the two was decided by 1 run. Two were won by 5 runs apiece, while the most recent two were double-digit blowouts.
The Yankees are 28-21 vs. the RL this season, including 17-10 at home. The Blue Jays (+1.5, -110) are 24-24 vs. the RL overall and 15-12 on the road.
We cashed on the Yankees RL Wednesday. Let’s do it again Thursday (Strongest plays should be 1½ times your usual wager.)
Over/Under (O/U)
The OVER 9.5 (-110) is worthy of a small play – which should be half your usual wager. During their current seven-game win streak, the Yankees are batting .301 and averaging 8.7 runs per game.
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