Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays finish off a three games series with the AL-best Cleveland Indians tonight at Rogers Centre.
Toronto will send Kyle Drabek (3-3, 4.16) to the mound tonight while the Indians will start Josh Tomlin (6-2, 2.74). Drabek faced the White Sox in his last start and posted a no decision after allowing two runs on three hits in 6 2-3 innings. Tomlin took the loss versus Tampa Bay last time out after giving up four runs on 10 hits in six innings.
View Cleveland vs Toronto Odds and Stats.
Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Indians listed as underdogs of +-125 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, depending on the book.
Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 4-rated Blue Jays and the league No. 8-ranked Indians, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.
How They Match Up:
At the plate, Toronto owns the No. 2 ranking for hits in the American League at 9.2 per game. By contrast, the Indians are rated No. 6 in the same category at 8.8 per game.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Toronto has the American League's No. 8-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Indians own the American League's No. 6 mark in runs allowed.
The Indians were a 6-3 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Cleveland at +148 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. The Indians grabbed a win last time out, defeating Brandon Morrow and the Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday at Rogers Centre.
Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few Indians at Blue Jays trends to consider:
Cleveland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Cleveland's last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to Texas, Thursday, June 2
Toronto at Baltimore, Friday, June 3
