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

For the Yankees, CC Sabathia gets the ball, charged with keeping the Blue Jays hitters off the base paths. He'll face Brett Cecil, 4-7 on the year.



View Toronto vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Yankees as -255 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
The Yankees - Blue Jays odds would favor the Yankees if the lines were set according to our power ranks. New York is rated No. 1 in the current American League Odds Shark poll, while Toronto is at No. 8 in the American League.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to getting on base, the visiting Blue Jays rank No. 7 in the American League at 8.8 hits per game. That compares with New York’s No. 5 ranking in that category.

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and New York has the American League's No. 3-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Blue Jays own the American League's No. 11 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Toronto was a 6-4 loser on the road against the Yankees. Bettors on New York at -140 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (10) sent OVER bettors home happy as well. The Blue Jays were saddled with a loss last time out in Ricky Romero's start, as they lost 6-4 against New York on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.




Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Baltimore are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

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


Next up:
Toronto home to Boston, Monday, September 5
NY Yankees home to Baltimore, Monday, September 5