The Toronto Blue Jays (15-14) and Oakland Athletics (19-13) play the finale of a four-game set Thursday at RingCentral Coliseum with a 3:37 p.m. ET first pitch. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the Blue Jays vs. Athletics odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu is the projected starting pitcher for the Blue Jays. He is 1-2 with a 2.60 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 8.5 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 over 27 2/3 IP through 5 starts.
Ryu will be making his first start since April 25 when he left in the fourth inning due to a strained glute. He was on his way to a solid outing in St. Petersburg in that game against the Rays, too, allowing just three hits and a walk in 3 2/3 scoreless innings before departing.
RHP Mike Fiers is the projected starting pitcher for the Athletics. He is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 4.5 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 over 6 IP through 1 start.
Fiers made his season debut April 30 against the Orioles after recovering from a hip injury. He allowed three earned runs, six hits and two walks with three strikeouts across six innings in an 83-point effort, although he was on the short end of a 3-2 loss despite the quality start.
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Blue Jays at Athletics odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 7:10 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Blue Jays -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Athletics +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
- Against the spread/ATS: Blue Jays -1.5 (+115) | Athletics +1.5 (-140)
- Over/Under: 8 (Over -115 | Under -105)
Prediction
Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3
Money line (ML)
The ATHLETICS (+120) are a solid value as short ‘dogs at home. Oakland won the first two games of this series, and it appeared on the way to a third consecutive victory before the bullpen imploded in the eighth and ninth innings, coughing up seven runs to fall 9-4.
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
If you’re not feeling the ATHLETICS +1.5 (-140) straight up, they’re not terribly costly if you want to buy a little insurance. This is a strange pitching matchup, as Ryu is coming back from an injury, and Fiers is still getting his sea legs with just six innings under his belt to date.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 8 (-105) is the lean. If you were holding an Under ticket on Wednesday, my condolences. There were just five total runs on the board heading to the top of the eighth before the A’s bullpen coughed up five runs to flip an Under to the Over.
The Under is 5-0 in Toronto’s past five as a road favorite, while going 10-4 in their past 14 road games vs. RHP. The Under is 9-3 in the past 12 as a home ‘dog for the A’s, while going 6-2 in the past eight against winning teams.
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