The Cleveland Indians host Toronto on Saturday, looking to build on their 0-1 mark against the 1-0 Blue Jays in MLB betting action at Progressive Field.

It's a pitching duel between Ubaldo Jimenez for the Indians (0-0 on the year) and Brandon Morrow for Toronto (0-0 so far).



View Toronto vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Blue Jays were listed as +-120 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 10-rated Blue Jays taking on the American League's No. 12-rated Indians in this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Cleveland's No. 5 ranked American League offense (4 runs per game) against a Blue Jays defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 9 in the American League at 4 runs allowed per game. The Indians have been averaging 7 hits per game, less than the Blue Jays have managed so far this season (10 hits on average).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Cleveland has the American League's No. 13-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Blue Jays own the American League's No. 9 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Toronto was a 7-4 Sportsbook on the road against the Indians. Bettors on Toronto at -113 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. Toronto won a close affair on Thursday in their last outing, defeating Cleveland 7-4 in extra innings at Progressive Field.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few Blue Jays at Indians trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto


Next up:
Toronto at Cleveland, Sunday, April 8