Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland A’s Betting Lines - Free Pick

The Green Man

Date: July 17, 4:05 pm

Location: Oakland Coliseum

TV: SPORTSNET

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Blue Jays -102 / A’s -108

Total: 8ov -110

It’s the 51-42 Toronto Blue Jays vs. the 40-51 Oakland A’s at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. The first pitch for this match is scheduled to be tossed at 4:05 PM ET on July 17, 2016.

In Game 2 of this three game series yesterday the A’s beat the Blue Jays 5-4. Oakland made the best of their chances scoring five runs on just six hits while Toronto tallied four runs on seven hits in the loss.

The Blue Jays have lost the first two games of this series and need a win today to avoid the sweep. They are in 3rd place in the AL East four games back of the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto has been very balanced this season ranking 5th in runs scored and 7th in team ERA.

The A’s have won three of their last four games and they sit in 4th place in the AL West 13.5 games back of the Texas Rangers. They rank 21st in the Majors in runs scored and 26th in team ERA. Oakland has combined to score 13 runs in the first two games of this series.

<h2>Pitching Match Up</h2>
Toronto: J.A. Happ (12-3, 3.36 ERA) 
Oakland: Rich Hill (9-3, 2.25 ERA)
J.A. Happ goes for the Blue Jays today and in his last outing he was solid not giving up any earned runs in five innings in a 6-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. The Blue Jays have won his last six starts. In Happ’s last six starts he is 6-0 with an ERA of 2.95. This season in 112 innings of work he has only allowed 13 HR. The Blue Jays are 5-0 in Happ’s last 5 starts facing a team with a losing record.

Rich Hill gets the call for the A’s and in his last outing he gave up one earned run in six innings in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros. The A’s have won six of his last seven starts. The A’s are 4-0 in Hill’s last 4 starts facing a team with a winning record. In Hill’s last 10 starts he has given up more than three earned runs only once.

<h2>Betting Angles</h2>
<ul>
<li>The A’s are 7-2 in their last 9 home games against the Blue Jays.</li>
<li>In the last 5 games between these teams the Over record is 4-0-1.</li>
<li>In the last 5 games between these teams in Oakland the Over record is 3-1-1.</li>
<li>This season the A’s are 19-26 at home and the Blue Jays are 24-22 on the road.</li>
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<h2>Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records</h2>
Toronto Blue Jays: 51-42 SU / O/U 37-52 / Run Line W/L 48-45 
Oakland A’s: 40-51 SU / O/U 45-43 / Run Line W/L 49-42
<h2>Toronto at Oakland Key Betting Trends</h2>
<ul>
<li>TOR is 8-3 in their last 11 overall.</li>
<li>TOR is 3-7 in their last 10 road games.</li>
<li>TOR has an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.</li>
<li>OAK is 7-3 in their last 10 vs. a team with a winning record.</li>
<li>OAK is 1-4 in their last 5 games following a win.</li>
<li>OAK has an Over record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 home games.</li>
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<h2>Key Player Injuries</h2>
BLUE JAYS 
[RF] 06/17/2016 - Jose Bautista 15-day DL (6/17) ( Toe ) 
[P] 07/07/2016 - Marco Estrada 15-day DL (7/3) ( Back ) 
[2B] 07/02/2016 - Ryan Goins 15-day DL (7/2) ( Forearm ) 
[P] 06/27/2016 - Gavin Floyd 15-day DL (6/26) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 04/10/2016 - Franklin Morales 60-day DL (4/7) ( Shoulder ) 
[1B] 04/22/2016 - Chris Colabello expected to miss 80 games ( Suspension )
A’S 
[LF] 05/11/2016 - Mark Canha 60-day DL (5/9), out for season ( Back ) 
[P] 05/11/2016 - Chris Bassitt 60-day DL (4/28); out for season ( Elbow ) 
[P] 07/15/2016 - Rich Hill "?" next start ( Hand ) 
[P] 07/04/2016 - Fernando Rodriguez 15-day DL (7/4) ( Shoulder ) 
[C] 07/03/2016 - Josh Phegley 15-day DL (7/2) ( Knee ) 
[P] 07/01/2016 - Sean Doolittle 15-day DL (6/26) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 03/31/2016 - Jarrod Parker 60-day DL (3/13), out for season ( Elbow ) 
[P] 03/31/2016 - R.J. Alvarez 60-day DL (3/25) ( Elbow ) 
[CF] 04/01/2016 - Sam Fuld 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder ) 
[2B] 04/03/2016 - Eric Sogard 60-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 04/10/2016 - Henderson Alvarez 60-day DL (4/6) ( Shoulder ) 
[P] 04/05/2016 - Felix Doubront 60-day DL (4/4); out for season ( Elbow )

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Oakland A’s Prediction

The Jays send out J.A. Happ to avoid the sweep at the Coliseum and he brings a lot to the table. He’s made six career starts against the A’s holding them to three or fewer runs in each start with his team getting the W in five straight. A few batters on the Oakland roster have had success against him, but all three are ice cold right now. The Athletics counter with Rich Hill who has excelled this season when healthy recording nine quality starts in his last 10 outings and he has held Toronto hitters to a combined career .171 batting average. That said, he missed Friday’s scheduled start with a blister issue and when you delve into the Toronto batter’s numbers you see that Edwin Encarnacion has hit .176 and has accounted for 17 of the Jays’ 35 at bats against Hill. That’s not to say that he can’t continue his success today, but everything considered, Toronto appears to hold the value in this game.

Free Pick: Take the Toronto Blue Jays -102

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