Rangers vs Blue Jays Prediction - MLB Picks 9/14/23

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The Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays face off on Thursday in an MLB showdown at the Rogers Centre. The Rangers have won the first three games of this series. 

Can Nathan Eovaldi Give The Rangers a Quality Start?

Nathan Eovaldi has had a good season overall, but he hasn’t been going deep in starts as of late. Two starts ago against Houston he went 1.1 innings giving up five hits and four runs. In his last start against Oakland he went 2.1 innings giving up three hits and zero runs. Overall, Eovaldi sits with an 11-4 record and an ERA of 2.90. The Rangers are averaging 5.51 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.46 runs per game. The offense is ranked 3rd while the pitching is ranked 16th. 

Rangers Betting Trends

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

Two Good Starts in a Row for Gausman?

On the mound for the Blue Jays is Kevin Gausman and he sits with an 11-8 record and an ERA of 3.28. In his last start against the Kansas City Royals he went eight innings giving up two hits and one run. The Blue Jays are averaging 4.6 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.1 runs per game. The offense is ranked 15th in the league while the pitching is ranked 3rd. Vladimir Guerrero has hit 21 home runs and driven in 84 RBis. The Blue Jays all of a sudden are battling for a playoff spot and this is almost a must win game at this point. 

Blue Jays Betting Trends

  • The Blue Jays have lost each of their last three games as home favorites against AL West opponents.
  • The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line seven of their last eight home games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
  • The Blue Jays have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last five night games against opponents that held a winning record.
  • The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Blue Jays' last nine games as favorites.
  • The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five night games against American League opponents that held a winning record.

Rangers vs Blue Jays Facts

  • The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 3rd in the league for strikeouts this season (1363).
  • The Toronto Blue Jays ranks 5th in the league for hits this season (1295).
  • The Texas Rangers ranks 2nd in the league for batting average this season (.267).
  • The Texas Rangers ranks 3rd in the league for runs scored this season (803).

Shane’s Free Pick

Guasman is coming off a good start and he’s going to have a strong start here. Eovaldi hasn’t been going deep in starts, and the Blue Jays are going to have no issue chasing them early from this game with their offense. The Rangers are going to struggle off of Gausman and that is going to be the difference here as the Blue Jays are going to get the job done here. Back the Blue Jays. 

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.

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