The Toronto Blue Jays host New York on Saturday, looking to build on their 53-59 mark against the 66-46 Yankees in MLB betting action at Rogers Centre.

Aaron Laffey will take the mound for Toronto, and he'll carry a 3-2 record into the contest. Ivan Nova gets the ball for New York; he's 10-6 so far this season.



View NY Yankees vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting New York before the first pitch in this match will find them as 135-moneyline favorites. They will see an Sportsbook total of 9.5.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Blue Jays, most recently No. 9 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Yankees, who rate an American League No. 1 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Toronto and its American League No. 4-rated batting order, averaging 4.7 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 2 lineup of the Yankees at 4.9 runs per outing.

Defensively, New York features the American League's No. 5-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.1 runs per game. Toronto, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the American League at home, scoring 5.1 runs per game.

New York won its last outing, a 10-4 result against the Blue Jays on August 10. Bettors who backed the Yankees at -136 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (14) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. New York rolled to a 10-4 win against Toronto on Friday, as Freddy Garcia and the Yankees' bats led the team to victory at Rogers Centre.




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

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After a loss are 2-8

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


Next up:
NY Yankees at Toronto, Sunday, August 12