The Toronto Blue Jays (63-54) and New York Yankees (73-46) meet Friday at 7:05 p.m. ET to continue a 4-game AL East series at Yankee Stadium. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Blue Jays vs. Yankees odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Yankees lead 8-5
The Blue Jays defeated New York 9-2 in Thursday’s series opener. Toronto is 7-5 on the road since the break and the Jays have pounded the baseball to the tune of an .844 OPS over those 12 games.
The Yankees scored 8 runs against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, and that was a minor detour for an offense that has been held to 3 R or less 11 times in its last 14 games. New York owns an anemic .610 OPS over that span.
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Blue Jays at Yankees projected starters
RHP Kevin Gausman vs. RHP Jameson Taillon
Gausman (8-9, 3.16 ERA) is lined up for his 23rd start. He has a 1.27 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9 and 10.5 K/9 in 122 1/3 IP.
- Allowed 5 R in 4 2/3 IP (9 H, 1 BB, 5 K) in his last start Sunday vs. the Cleveland Indians
- Has coughed up an aggregate .888 OPS against current Yankees bats
Taillon (11-3, 3.95 ERA) makes his 24th start. He has a 1.13 WHIP, 1.7 BB/9 and 7.6 K/9 in 127 2/3 IP.
- Owns a 4.70 ERA in his last 7 starts
- Has a 2.22 ERA in his last 5 efforts against the Blue Jays
Blue Jays at Yankees odds 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 9:42 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blue Jays -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Yankees -110 (bet $110 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Blue Jays -1.5 (+145) | Yankees +1.5 (-180)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
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Blue Jays at Yankees picks and predictions
Prediction
Blue Jays 5, Yankees 3
Money line
Gausman has incredibly logged his fine ERA in and around the traffic of a .372 batting average on balls in play. He’s backed by the fresher bullpen in this game.
TAKE TORONTO (-110).
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Run line/Against the spread
TORONTO -1.5 (+145) is perhaps worth a partial-unit add-on play for bettors willing to take on some more risk.
Over/Under
Mixed bag here: Under pressure from the starters and Over pressure from the bullpens and the Toronto bats. STEER CLEAR.
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