Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction MLB Picks 8/20/24

Toronto Blue Jays (57-65) vs Cincinnati Reds (60-61)

Game Info: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 7:07 pm (Rogers Centre)

Jose Berrios (11-9) (3.85) vs Carson Spiers (4-4) (4.55)

Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -143 / Cincinnati Reds +121 --- Over/Under: Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Tuesday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. Here’s a Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Reds vs Blue Jays pick. We will examine:

The Toronto Blue Jays recent form and player performance

The Cincinnati Reds recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Toronto Blue Jays

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Cincinnati Reds

Recent betting trends in games played between the Blue Jays and Reds

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Blue Jays vs Reds game

Cincinnati Reds Betting Preview

This past weekend the Reds took on the Kansas City Royals. Cincinnati struggled in that series, losing all three games for a sweep. On Monday versus the Jays, the Reds powered out a 6-3 win. Starter Julian Aguiar put up 4.0 innings with two earned runs in his debut.

Carson Spiers will start for the Reds Tuesday. Spiers is 4-4 with a 4.55 ERA in 14 games (eight starts) this year.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview

Over on the Blue Jays’ side, they took on the Chicago Cubs in their last series. Toronto lost the first two games in that set but stopped the sweep with a 1-0 Sunday win. On Monday in the opener, the Jays gave up four runs in the sixth inning alone. Kevin Gausman managed 5.0 innings with three earned runs.

Jose Berrios will start for the Blue Jays on Tuesday. So far Berrios is 11-9 with a 3.85 ERA in 25 starts. Berrios is 94-75 with a 4.11 ERA in 237 games (236 starts).

Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts

  • Ernie Clement has hit a home run in each of the Blue Jays' last three night games against NL opponents that held a losing record.
  • Bo Bichette has recorded at least one RBI in each of his three previous home appearances against the Reds.
  • Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one Single in each of his last four appearances against NL Central opponents that held a losing record.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one total base in 23 of his last 24 appearances at Rogers Centre.
  • Jose Berrios has recorded a win in six of his last seven appearances at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a losing record.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in 14 of the Blue Jays' last 15 night games.
  • Jose Berrios has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last seven home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in 23 of his last 24 home appearances.

Cincinnati Reds Player Prop Facts

  • TJ Friedl has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
  • Santiago Espinal has recorded at least one Single in five of his last six appearances after playing the previous day.
  • TJ Friedl has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
  • Tyler Stephenson has scored at least one run in eight of the Reds' last nine night games against opponents that held a losing record.
  • Santiago Espinal has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances after playing the previous day.
  • TJ Friedl has hit a home run in each of the Reds' last three road games against opponents that held a losing record.

Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

I’ll probably stay with Toronto. Berrios took a loss versus the Yankees to start out the month, going 5.0 innings with five earned runs. In his two starts since then however, Berrios is 2-0 with just two earned in 14.0 innings.

On Monday the Blue Jays really only had the one bad inning—a four-run sixth. Outside of that the bullpen performed admirably (no earned, one hit and one walk over the last three frames). Toronto couldn’t make up the gap, though. I like a better effort Tuesday.

Andrew’s Pick Toronto Blue Jays -143

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