The Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays meet Thursday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. Here’s a Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction. This article will include a Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays Pick.

Arizona Diamondbacks Betting Preview

The Arizona Diamondbacks are 36-37 on the year and play the Rockies, White Sox, and Marlins next. The Arizona Diamondbacks are batting .252 on the season, have a .330 OBP, and a .441 slugging percentage. The Arizona Diamondbacks pitching staff has a 4.82 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Josh Naylor leads the Arizona Diamondbacks with 83 hits and 49 RBI, while Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have combined for 141 hits and 83 RBI. 

Ryne Nelson gets the ball for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he is 3-2 with a 4.14 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. Nelson is 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview

The Toronto Blue Jays are 40-33 on the year and play the White Sox, Guardians, and Red Sox next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .256 on the season, have a .325 OBP, and a .400 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has a 4.17 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Bo Bichette leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 85 hits and 44 RBI while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ernie Clement have combined for 145 hits and 55 RBI.

Kevin Gausman gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 5-5 with a 4.08 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. Gausman is 6-1 with a 2.22 ERA and 60 strikeouts in his career against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win

The Blue Jays have won each of their last 10 Thursday games against National League opponents.
The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last seven road games against teams that held a winning record.
The Blue Jays have covered the run line in each of their last six games as favorites against NL West opponents following a home win.
The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games at Rogers Centre against American League opponents that held a winning record.
The Blue Jays have won the first inning in each of their last three games at Rogers Centre against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
The Diamondbacks have trailed after 5 innings in five of their last six games at Rogers Centre against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
The Blue Jays have led after 3 innings in five of their last six games as home favorites against NL West opponents.

Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win

The Diamondbacks have won five of their last six day games against American League opponents.
The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in each of their last six Thursday day road games.
The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in three of their last four games as favorites against National League opponents.
The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in three of their last four games as favorites against National League opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts

Bo Bichette has hit a home run in each of the Blue Jays’ last three home games against NL opponents.
Ernie Clement has recorded a Double in each of the Blue Jays’ last four home games against opponents that held a losing record.
Bo Bichette has recorded at least one RBI in seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight games as home favorites.
Kevin Gausman has recorded a win in each of his last five appearances with his team as a favorite against the Diamondbacks.
Kevin Gausman has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances in day games against teams that held a losing record.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored a run in each of the Blue Jays’ last nine games at Rogers Centre against opponents that held a losing record.
Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ranks 9th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.390) this season.

Arizona Diamondbacks Player Prop Facts

Eugenio Suarez has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Diamondbacks’ last five day games.
Eugenio Suarez has hit a home run in six of the Diamondbacks’ last eight day games.
Josh Naylor has recorded a Double in three of the Diamondbacks’ last four games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
Corbin Carroll has scored at least one run in each of the Diamondbacks’ last seven games against AL East opponents.
Josh Naylor has recorded at least one hit in each of the Diamondbacks’ last 11 games against opponents that held a winning record.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

Nelson has been hittable this season, which includes allowing 10 hits and seven earned runs in his last eight innings. In 18 road innings, Nelson has a 7.50 ERA and .235 allowed batting average. Gausman has been sharper this season, and he’s allowing a 3.31 ERA and .233 allowed batting average in 35.1 home innings. The Blue Jays continue to be one of the hotter teams in baseball over the last month. Quick turnaround, I’m rolling with the Blue Jays at home with the more trustworthy pitcher.

Randy Chambers's Pick: Toronto Blue Jays