The Toronto Blue Jays (2-1) and New York Yankees (2-1) meet Monday at 7:05 p.m. ET to open a 4-game series at Yankee Stadium. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Blue Jays at Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting in 2022. The Blue Jays won 11 of the 19 games against the Yankees last season.
Toronto took 2 of 3 from the Texas Rangers over the opening weekend. The Jays hit 7 HR in that series, including 4 on Sunday.
The Yankees remain at home after beating the Boston Red Sox twice in 3 games at Yankee Stadium.
Blue Jays at Yankees: Projected starters
RHP Alek Manoah vs. RHP Jameson Taillon
Manoah (2021: 9-2, 3.22 ERA) makes his season debut. A year ago, the rookie logged a 1.05 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9, and 10.2 K/9 in 111 2/3 IP.
- Held the Yanks to 3 ER in 11 2/3 IP last season.
- Albeit in a shortened spring training, had an 0.64 ERA with a 4-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in Grapefruit League action.
Taillon (2021: 8-6, 4.3 ERA) makes his season debut. Last season, he posted a 1.21 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9, and 8.7 K/9 in 144 1.3 IP.
- Current Toronto batters own a high-contact .852 OPS against him.
- Logged a .676 OPS-against at Yankee Stadium in 2021 (vs. a .773 mark on the road).
Blue Jays at Yankees odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:41 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Blue Jays -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Yankees -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Blue Jays +1.5 (+145) | Yankees -1.5 (-180)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9.5 (O: +110 | U: -135)
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Blue Jays at Yankees prediction and picks
Prediction
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 4
Money line
The Yankees were bashing the ball against solid Boston pitching, and quite a few of their hard-hit balls were bad-luck outs.
Look for Toronto to perhaps struggle in the open air after a weekend against lesser pitchers at indoor Rogers Centre. Manoah is a likable strikeout pitcher, but this remade Yankees lineup figures to make more contact and be able to score in more diverse ways.
Taillon struggled in 4 starts last April, but that was with some average-on-balls-in-play noise. He has a solid history of performing well early (.693 OPS career in April).
TAKE NEW YORK (-115).
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Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
Over/Under
Taillon’s heavy use of the fastball could lead to an early Toronto home run or two.
One can’t be in too big a hurry to participate in a 25-cent O/U play, but there is some lean toward perhaps a partial-unit wager on the OVER 9.5 (-135).
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