Rogers Centre hosts an MLB battle between the Toronto Blue Jays and the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.

Brad Bergesen, with a record of 2-6 on the season, gets the ball for the Orioles, while the Blue Jays trot Carlos Villanueva to the mound in this one. He is 4-2 so far in 2011.



View Baltimore vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Blue Jays as -165 moneyline favorites in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 9.5 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
It's a baseball betting matchup between the American League No. 5-rated Blue Jays and the league No. 12-ranked Orioles, according to the latest MLB power poll here at Odds Shark.



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. 9 lineup of the Orioles at 4.1 runs per outing.

Defensively, Baltimore features the American League's No. 13-rated defense on the road, allowing 5.1 runs per game. Toronto, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 in the American League at home, scoring 5.1 runs per game.

The Orioles were a 3-0 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made winners of bettors who got Toronto at -167 on the moneyline, while the total score (3) was good news for UNDER bettors. Ricky Romero shut down the Orioles in their last game, striking out 9 in a 3-0 shutout over Baltimore in baseball action at Rogers Centre.




Baltimore Orioles Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

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

A few Orioles at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Baltimore's last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Baltimore's last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Baltimore
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
Toronto is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Baltimore


Next up:
Baltimore at NY Yankees, Friday, July 29
Toronto home to Texas, Friday, July 29