Derek Lowe, Carlos Villanueva take mound in Blue Jays vs Indians tilt

Cleveland IndiansToronto Blue Jays
July 15, 1:07 PM | TurfRogers Centre

Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays Odds

45-42TEAM RECORD44-44



The Toronto Blue Jays host Cleveland on Sunday, looking to build on their 44-44 mark against the 45-42 Indians in MLB betting action at Rogers Centre.

Toronto sends Carlos Villanueva out against Derek Lowe for the Indians in this game. Villanueva is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA on the season, while Lowe is 8-6 on the year and has a 4.43 ERA.



View Cleveland vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with the Blue Jays in this one will find them as -130 favorites on the MLB money line. Betting the over under instead? It was hovering near 9.5 at its open earlier today.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Blue Jays rated this week at No. 9 and the Indians sitting at No. 10.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between Toronto and its American League No. 2-rated batting order, averaging 5 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 7 lineup of the Indians at 4.5 runs per outing.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and Toronto has the American League's No. 12-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Indians own the American League's No. 13 mark in runs allowed.

Cleveland was a 11-9 loser in its last match on the road against the Blue Jays. They lost as +109 underdogs, while the total score of 20 made winners of OVER bettors. Cleveland didn't get the job done in their last match, falling 11-9 to Toronto on Saturday at Rogers Centre.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a win are 3-7


A few Indians at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 12 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games at home


Next up:
Cleveland at Tampa Bay, Monday, July 16
Toronto at NY Yankees, Monday, July 16

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