Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction MLB Picks 8/9/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Oakland

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Toronto

-Recent betting trends in games played between Oakland and Toronto

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Athletics and Blue Jays. 

A’s Coming Off Series Victory

The A’s faced off against the Chicago White Sox in the last series, and they were able to secure the victory win, although they finally let the White Sox end their losing streak. On Wednesday, the A’s pitching was elite, giving up only two runs, and they ended up winning by a run. Zack Gelof finished with two hits and one RBI. Joey Estes went five innings, giving up six hits and two runs. Oakland is averaging 4.06 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.68 runs per game. The offense is ranked 25th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 23rd. Brent Rooker has hit 28 home runs and driven in 81 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the A’s will be Mitch Spence, who sits with a 7-7 record and an ERA of 4.40. In his last start against the Los Angeles Dodgers he went 5.2 innings giving up five hits and two runs. 

Why the A's Will Beat the Blue Jays

• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last eight night games at Rogers Centre following a home win.
• The Athletics have won seven of their last eight night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven night games following a home win.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last nine Friday night games.

Blue Jays Picked up Win

It wasn’t the prettiest game on Thursday, and they gave up four runs in the bottom of the 9th, but they were still able to hold on for the 7-6 victory. Vladimir Guerrero Jr hit a home run and drove in four RBIs on the way to the victory. Kevin Gausman also had a strong start, it was after he left after the 8th inning that the problems started. The Blue Jays are averaging 4.09 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.87 runs per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 27th. Vladimir Guerrero has hit 22 home runs and driven in 72 RBIs so far this season. Getting the start for the Blue Jays will be Jose Berrios who sits with a 9-9 record and an ERA of 4.11. Against the New York Yankees in his last start, he gave up seven hits and six runs in five innings pitched. 

Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

The A’s are going to find a way to find success here, even though it might not be the prettiest game. Berrios in his last start gave up six runs and his inconsistency as been a major issue. The A’s offense hasn’t been elite this season, but they do have some players that can really hit, and they are going to find success early against Berrios. The Blue Jays won’t keep up. Back the A’s on the money line.