Toronto will look to improve on its 53-62 record when take on Oakland, a key part of the MLB odds lineup on Saturday.

It's a pitching duel between Mark Buehrle for the Blue Jays (7-7 on the year) and Sonny Gray for Oakland (0-0 so far).



View Oakland vs Toronto Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers, including Sportsbook, opened the Blue Jays as -125 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9 at shops such as Sportsbook.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Blue Jays at No. 11 in the American League and the Athletics at No. 7 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Toronto's No. 5 ranked American League offense (4.6 runs per game) against a Athletics defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 3 in the American League at 3.9 runs allowed per game. The Blue Jays have been averaging 8.7 hits per game, more than the Athletics have managed so far this season (8.3 hits on average).

Oakland brings the American League's No. 3-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Blue Jays' league No. 14-ranked defense.

The Athletics were a 14-6 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jays. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Oakland at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (20) was good news for OVER bettors. The Athletics enjoyed a 14-6 victory at the expense of the Blue Jays on Friday, with Jarrod Parker throwing 6 innings of 6-hit ball at Rogers Centre.




Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Toronto Blue Jays Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Oakland are 3-7
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

A few Athletics at Blue Jays trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oakland's last 12 games on the road
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland


Next up:
Oakland at Toronto, Sunday, August 11