New York will try to be nasty hosts on Friday when the Toronto Blue Jays pay a visit to Yankee Stadium.

It's a pitching duel between Ivan Nova for the Yankees (14-3 on the year) and Brandon Morrow for Toronto (9-9 so far).



View Toronto vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Yankees in this one will find them as -185 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 9.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Yankees at No. 1 in the American League and the Blue Jays at No. 8 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Blue Jays rank No. 7 in the American League at 8.8 hits per game. That compares with New York’s No. 5 ranking in that category.

Defensively, Toronto features the American League's No. 5-rated defense on the road, allowing 4 runs per game. New York, meanwhile, comes in at No. 2 in the American League at home, scoring 5.8 runs per game.

The Blue Jays were an 8-6 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Orioles. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Toronto at -108 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors. The Blue Jays enjoyed an 8-6 victory at the expense of the Orioles on Thursday, with Luis Perez throwing 5 innings of 6-hit ball at Camden Yards.

The Yankees were a 4-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Red Sox. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got New York at +178 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors. New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Red Sox, a 4-2 final on Thursday in support of A.J. Burnett at Fenway Park.


Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Boston are 2-8
After a win are 5-5

A few Blue Jays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 14 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Yankees' last 8 games at home
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees' last 14 games when playing at home against Toronto


Next up:
Toronto at NY Yankees, Saturday, September 3