Mark Buehrle's team has ended up being tagged with a loss in nine of his last 10 starts against the New York Yankees as the Toronto Blue Jays continue their series against their division rival at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday night.
Buehrle sits at 3-2 with a 6.75 ERA on the season and he was knocked around by the Indians in his most recent trip to the mound, surrendering eight runs on 11 hits over his 4 1-3 innings of work. CC Sabathia will get the ball for New York on Wednesday; Sabathia is 0-4 with a 5.40 ERA on the season.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Those going with the Toronto Blue Jays in this one found them listed on the odds board as moneyline favorites of -114 at Sportsbook for Wednesday's contest. The betting total was hovering near 9 at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5.7-4.9 result in favor of the Yankees. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Toronto Blue Jays sport a record of 13-15 heading into this matchup, while the New York Yankees sit at 17-10 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Toronto vs New York injuries news.
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Toronto Blue Jays rated this week at No. 18 and the New York Yankees sitting at No. 1.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Toronto Blue Jays No. 1-ranked scoring average of 5.36 runs per game, against a New York Yankees offense rated No. 5 and scoring 4.85 runs per game. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.5 hits per game to date this season, more than the Yankees hitters have managed (8.44 per nine innings).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Toronto has the No. 29-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Yankees own the No. 8 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
New York got the job done in their last match in a 6-3 victory over Toronto on Tuesday at Rogers Centre behind starter Michael Pineda.
- NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
- NY Yankees is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
- Toronto is 4-8 SU in its last 12 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 UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Next Betting Matchups
New York home to Baltimore, Thursday, May 7th
Toronto home to Boston, Friday, May 8th
