Guardians vs Blue Jays Prediction - MLB Picks 8/25/23

Toronto Blue Jays (70-57) vs Cleveland Guardians (60-68)

Game Info: Friday, August 25, 2023 at 7:07 pm (Rogers Centre)

Chris Bassitt (12-6) (3.92) vs Tanner Bibee (9-3) (3.01)

Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -160 / Cleveland Guardians +147 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Cleveland Guardians and Toronto Blue Jays face off on Friday in an MLB showdown at the Rogers Centre.

Guardians Coming Off a Doubleheader

The Guardians are coming off a Thursday where they played almost two full games. They had to continue a delayed game from Wednesday and then played their scheduled game for Thursday against the Dodgers. The Guardians are averaging 4.0 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.02 runs per game. The offense is ranked 27th while the pitching is ranked 3rd. On the mound for the Guardians is Tanner Bibee who sits with a 9-3 record and an ERA of 3.01. In his last start against the Tigers he went five innings giving up five hits and three runs.

Guardians Betting Preview

The Guardians have won four of their last five games as underdogs against the Blue Jays following a loss.
The Guardians have covered the run line each of their last six games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Guardians' last three games as road underdogs.
The Guardians have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games against American League opponents.
The Guardians have led after 7 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against AL East opponents.

Blue Jays Pitching Has Been Better

The Blue Jays pitching has been better as of late although on Wednesday they were defeated 7-0. In that game they gave up 10 hits and they are going to need the pitching to be better here. The Blue Jays are averaging 4.46 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.0 runs per game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league while the pitching is 1st. In this game it’s going to come down to the pitching. Vladimir Guerrero has hit 18 home runs and driven in 72 RBIs so far this season.

Blue Jays Betting Preview

The Blue Jays have lost four of their last five games as home favorites.
The underdogs have covered the run line in eight of the last nine games between the Guardians and Blue Jays.
The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Blue Jays' last seven Friday games against AL Central opponents.
The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games as home favorites.
The Blue Jays have trailed after 7 innings in three of their last four games as home favorites against American League opponents.

Guardians vs Blue Jays Facts

The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 2nd in the league for strikeouts this season (1202).
The Toronto Blue Jays are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and on-base percentage this season.
The Cleveland Guardians ranks 29th in the league for RBI's this season (477).
The Cleveland Guardians ranks 29th in the league for slugging percentage this season (.377).

Shane’s Free Pick

The Blue Jays are going to find success here. Bibee is coming of a start against the Tigers where he wasn’t exactly dominant. He gave up three runs in that game and he’s going to give up at least that here. The Blue Jays bats are going to get going early here and Toronto is going to get the job done. Back the Blue Jays here.