Toronto Blue Jays (59-67) vs LA Angels (54-72)
Game Info: Friday, August 23, 2024 at 7:07 pm (Rogers Centre)
The Line: Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -133 / LA Angels +113 — Over/Under:
The Los Angeles Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Friday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. Here’s a Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction. This will be the second installment in a four-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Angels vs Blue Jays pick. We will examine:
The Los Angeles Angels recent form and player performance
The Toronto Blue Jays recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Los Angeles Angels
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Toronto Blue Jays
Recent betting trends in games played between the Angels and Blue Jays
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Angels vs Blue Jays game
Los Angeles Angels Betting Preview
This week the Angels played the Kansas City Royals. After a split in the first pair, in the Wednesday rubber match LA took a shutout loss 3-0. On Thursday versus the Blue Jays, the Angels started heating up late but came up short in a 5-3 defeat. Griffin Canning did most of the pitching work with 6.0 clean frames and two hits.
In the starter slot for Friday the Angels will send out Jack Kochanowicz. In the first four starts of his career Kochanowicz is 1-3 with a 6.53 ERA.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
Over on the Blue Jays’ side, they took on the Cincinnati Reds in their last series. Toronto also split the first two games of that set. In the Wednesday game the Jays fell 11-7. On Thursday Toronto scored all five of their runs in the second inning. Ryan Yarbrough did most of the pitching with 5.0 clean innings, three hits and four Ks.
As starting pitcher in game two the Blue Jays are sending out Chris Bassitt. So far Bassitt is 9-12 with a 4.34 ERA in 25 starts. Over 194 career games (181 starts) Bassitt is 71-54 with a 3.60 ERA.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the last four games between the Angels and Blue Jays at Rogers Centre have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Four of the Angels’ last five games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Angels’ last five games as road underdogs.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Ernie Clement has hit a home run in each of his last four appearances in night games.
- Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one Single in each of his last five appearances against the Angels.
- Chris Bassitt has recorded a win in five of his last six appearances against the Angels.
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one total base in each of his last seven appearances in night games.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has scored a run in eight of the Blue Jays’ last nine night games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- Chris Bassitt has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites.
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five appearances in night games.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Jo Adell has recorded at least one hit in each of the Angels’ last seven road games against AL opponents.
- Luis Rengifo has recorded at least one Single in eight of his nine previous road appearances against AL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Jo Adell has recorded at least one total base in each of the Angels’ last seven road games against AL opponents.
- Mike Trout has scored at least one run in eight of his last nine appearances at Rogers Centre against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Mike Trout has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six appearances against the Blue Jays.
- Mike Trout has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against AL East opponents.
- Jo Adell has recorded a Double in four of the Angels’ last five games as road underdogs against AL opponents.
Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
I’m leaning toward the Blue Jays. Probably not touching it, though. Bassitt has one bad start in his last three, taking a loss to the A’s with seven earned in 4.0 innings. In the other two however, Bassitt is 1-1 with five earned over a combined 12.0 innings of work. As for Kochanowicz, he’s doing fine over his last pair with four earned in 13.2 innings for a 1-1 record.
On Thursday the Jays had the one big inning at the plate and did the rest of the job with a nice pitching outing. The only real hiccup was Tommy Nance’s three earned in 2.0 innings. I like Toronto to maintain some momentum here with a nice Friday performance.