A key battle on the MLB odds menu sees visiting Toronto duelling New York on Thursday at Yankee Stadium.

New York sends Philip Hughes out against Aaron Laffey for the Blue Jays in this game. Hughes is 15-12 with a 3.96 ERA on the season, while Laffey is 3-5 on the year and has a 4.85 ERA.



View Toronto vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Blue Jays listed as underdogs of +-240 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 9.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 1-rated Yankees and the league No. 12-ranked Blue Jays, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features New York's American League No. 2-ranked scoring average of 4.8 runs per game, against a Blue Jays offense rated No. 7 and scoring 4.5 runs per game in the league. The Yankees have averaged 8.8 hits per game to date this season, more than the Blue Jays hitters have managed (8.2 per nine innings).

New York owns the American League's No. 4 defense, allowing 4.1 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Toronto's American League No. 11-rated defense.

In their last action, Toronto was a 2-1 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -192 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. Toronto looks to rebound from a loss to the Yankees, who beat them 2-1 on Wednesday behind a start from David Phelps at Yankee Stadium.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few Blue Jays at Yankees trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Toronto's last 14 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
NY Yankees are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees' last 8 games


Next up:
Toronto at Tampa Bay, Friday, September 21
NY Yankees home to Oakland, Friday, September 21