Despite suffering through a four-game losing streak, the Baltimore Orioles are still in the thick of things in the American League wild-card race. Next up on the docket is a matchup on Monday with a team that’s well behind in playoff contention, the Toronto Blue Jays. Sportsbooks opened the O’s as +103 road underdogs with a total of 10.
- The Orioles are 3-1 SU in their last four games on the road against the Blue Jays.
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of the Blue Jays’ last 17 games at home.
- The Orioles are 2-7 SU in their last nine games on the road with Ubaldo Jimenez as the starting pitcher.
Ubaldo Jimenez and Marco Estrada are expected to get the start for the Orioles and Jays, respectively. Jimenez (5-9, 6.80 ERA) has been getting hammered in his last three starts, giving up at least five runs on each occasion in that span. The 33-year-old owns an 8-5 record with a 4.12 ERA in 19 career appearances (17 starts) vs the Blue Jays in his career.
Estrada (7-8, 5.00) is riding a four-start unbeaten streak and notched a victory in his last start against Baltimore on August 31 despite surrendering six runs and 10 hits in five innings of work. The native of Mexico is 6-1 lifetime against the Orioles.
The UNDER is always a solid play when the Orioles and Blue Jays get together, as 19 of the last 24 contests between the clubs have gone UNDER the closing total.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to pick the visiting Baltimore Orioles before the first pitch in this match found them as 122 moneyline underdogs earlier today at Sportsbook. They saw the OVER/UNDER total of 9.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
OddsShark computer prediction formulas pick a 6.0-5.5 win for the Orioles on Monday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Toronto Blue Jays sport a record of 66-77 heading into this matchup, while the Baltimore Orioles sit at 71-72 on the season. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Toronto vs Baltimore injuries news.
The OddsShark MLB Power Rankings have the Toronto Blue Jays at No. 20 and the Baltimore Orioles at No. 12 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits the Toronto Blue Jays' No. 26-rated offense, averaging 4.28 runs per game, against a Baltimore Orioles defense that ranks No. 24 at 5.07 in runs allowed per game. The Toronto Blue Jays have averaged 8.25 hits per game so far, less than Baltimore Orioles batters have averaged on the year (9.27 hits per game).
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Toronto has the No. 19-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Orioles own the No. 24 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Orioles were saddled with a loss last time out in Jeremy Hellickson's start, as they lost 3-2 against Cleveland on Sunday at Progressive Field.
The Blue Jays grabbed a win last time out, defeating Anibal Sanchez and the Tigers 8-2 on Sunday at Rogers Centre.
- Baltimore is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
- Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
- Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
- Toronto is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
- Toronto is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
- Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
- Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Baltimore at Toronto, Tuesday, September 12
