Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction 5/29/25 MLB Picks

The Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays meet on Thursday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Athletics will send out Jacob Lopez for the start here, and Lopez is 0-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season. This will be Lopez’s second career start against Toronto. The Toronto Blue Jays will send out Jose Berrios for the start here, and Berrios is 1-2 with a 4.22 ERA and 56 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Athletics, Berrios is 3-0 with a 2.56 ERA and 36 strikeouts.

Athletics Recap

The Athletics come into this game looking to rebound from their 5-3 loss at the hands of the Astros in Thursday’s matchup to fall to 23-33 on the year. After this series, the Athletics will head home for a series against the Minnesota Twins.

Athletics Drop 13 Of Their Last 14

Jacob Wilson leads the Athletics with 73 hits, 12 doubles, and a .353 batting average, while Tyler Soderstrom has 56 hits with 10 doubles, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs this season. Brent Rooker has 57 hits with 9 doubles, 12 home runs, and 27 RBIs, but also has 58 strikeouts this season, while JJ Bleday has 34 hits with 9 doubles, and Gio Urshela has 9 doubles. Shea Langeliers has 43 hits with 9 home runs and 25 RBIs, while Lawrence Butler also chipped in 8 stolen bases and 15 doubles as part of his 52 hits.

Why the Athletics will win

• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last four games as home favorites against American League opponents following a win.
• The Athletics have won four of their last five games as road underdogs against AL East opponents following a road loss.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL East opponents following a road loss.
• The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games against American League opponents following a win.

Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one Single in 12 of his last 13 appearances against AL East opponents.
• Lawrence Butler has scored a run in each of his last four appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• JJ Bleday has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Athletics’ last six road games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Zack Gelof has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four road appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
• JJ Bleday has hit a home run in three of the Athletics’ last four road games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Gio Urshela has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against AL East opponents.
• Jacob Wilson ranks 2nd in the league in Hits (73) this season.

Toronto Blue Jays Recap

The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game looking to build some steam after salvaging a 2-0 win from Wednesday’s series finale against the Texas Rangers to improve to 27-28 on the year. After this series, the Blue Jays will square off against the Philadelphia Phillies in a home interleague series.

Blue Jays Looking To Get Back To .500

George Springer has 39 hits and Bo Bichette has 63 hits, with Springer adding 5 home runs, a triple, 12 doubles, and 18 RBIs while Bichette has 16 doubles and 27 RBIs. Andres Gimenez has added 25 hits with 5 doubles and 3 home runs and 10 RBIs this season, along with 9 stolen bases, while Anthony Santander has 53 strikeouts so far this season. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also has 7 homers, 8 doubles, and 23 RBIs, while Springer also has a .245 batting average and 47 strikeouts up to this point in the year.

Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win

• The Athletics have lost each of their last 10 night games after playing the previous day.
• The Blue Jays have won each of their last eight Thursday night games.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Blue Jays have covered the run line in seven of their last eight games against AL West opponents following a road win.

Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts

• Daulton Varsho has hit at least one home run in three of his last five appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded a Double in four of the Blue Jays’ last five games against AL West opponents at Rogers Centre.
• Alejandro Kirk has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents.
• Jose Berrios has recorded a win in each of his last five home appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
• Jose Berrios has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances with his team as a favorite against the Athletics.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Blue Jays’ last eight games as favorites.
• Bo Bichette has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 10 Thursday appearances against AL teams that held a losing record.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 10 games as favorites.
• Bo Bichette ranks T10th in the league in Hits (63) this season.

Total Runs Facts

• Seven of the Blue Jays’ last eight games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Each of the Athletics’ last five games against AL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.

Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

I’m looking at the Athletics here. I was impressed with Lopez in his last start, and the Jays haven’t been anything special against left-handed pitching so far as of late, and their offense has been borderline anemic in the last week. On the other side, Jose Berrios has had issues at home this season and has problems giving up the long ball, and I think that if there’s a spot for the Athletics to get it done, it’s here. Give me the Athletics and the plus money.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Athletics +124