Toronto Blue Jays (60-68) vs LA Angels (54-74)
Game Info: Sunday, August 25, 2024 at 1:37 pm (Rogers Centre)
The Line: Betting Odds: Toronto Blue Jays -161 / LA Angels +135 — Over/Under:
The Los Angeles Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Sunday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. Here’s a Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays prediction. This will be the final 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 past week the Angels played the Kansas City Royals. Los Angeles only won one of those games, 9-5 on Tuesday. LA lost the first two games versus the Blue Jays as well 5-3 and 5-4. On Saturday the Angels took a tough loss 3-1.
In the starter slot for the Angels on Sunday it’ll be Tyler Anderson. So far Anderson is 10-11 with a 3.40 ERA in 25 starts. He’s 60-60 with a 4.22 career ERA in 199 games (191 starts).
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
Over on the Blue Jays’ side, they played the Cincinnati Reds in their last set. Toronto was similarly able to won just one of those games. On Saturday the Jays held the Angels to just one hit in a great pitching performance.
Kevin Gausman will take the start for the Blue Jays on Sunday. This year Gausman is 11-9 with a 4.24 ERA in 25 starts. Over his career Gausman is 99-100 with a 3.88 ERA in 323 games (284 starts).
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Angels’ last seven games as underdogs against the Blue Jays have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Five of the Blue Jays’ last six day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Blue Jays’ last five games against AL opponents.
- Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances.
- George Springer has recorded at least one Single in 14 of his last 15 Sunday appearances against teams that held a losing record.
- Daulton Varsho has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances.
- Kevin Gausman has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his last six home appearances against AL West opponents.
- Kevin Gausman has recorded a win in seven of his last eight appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances with the Blue Jays against AL opponents.
- Bo Bichette has scored at least one run in seven of his last eight home appearances against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Los Angeles Angels Player Prop Facts
- Taylor Ward has recorded at least one RBI in 10 of his last 12 road appearances against AL East opponents.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances.
- 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.
- Tyler Anderson has recorded seven or more strikeouts in four of his last five appearances against AL opponents.
- Tyler Anderson has recorded a win in six of his last seven appearances with the Angels as road underdogs.
- Mike Trout has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against AL East opponents.
- Nolan Schanuel has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances with the Angels as underdogs against AL opponents.
- Jo Adell has recorded a Double in three of the Angels’ last four road games against AL East 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.
Los Angeles Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Blue Jays. Gausman has done pretty well over his last three starts, going 2-1 in that time. He’s posted five earned runs in a combined 20.0 innings in that trio. As for Anderson, he’s given up 11 earned over his last 11.2 innings.
On Saturday the Jays got a stellar effort from Bowden Francis (8.0 innings; one hit; one earned; three walks; 12 Ks) and Chad Green finished things off with a clean frame. If Toronto can get another nice effort from the heart of the order on Sunday I like their chances.