Blue Jays vs. Athletics Prediction, Odds, Picks - June 8

Updated Jun. 8, 2024 4:00 p.m. ET

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The Toronto Blue Jays and George Springer will square off against JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Saturday, with the first pitch at 4:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays are favored in this one, at -169, while the underdog Athletics have +142 odds to play spoiler. Toronto is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total is 8 runs for this game (with -102 odds on the over and -117 odds to go under).

Here's everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Blue Jays-Athletics game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Blue Jays vs. Athletics Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 4:07 PM ET
Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
How to Watch on TV: SNET

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Blue Jays	-169	+142	8	-102	-117	-1.5	+100	-122

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Prediction

Score Prediction: Athletics 4, Blue Jays 3
Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
Win Probabilities: Blue Jays 52%, Athletics 48%

Blue Jays vs. Athletics Betting Insights

The Blue Jays have won 24, or 58.5%, of the 41 games they've played as favorites this season.
Toronto has entered 14 games this season favored by -169 or more and is 10-4 in those contests.
The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 62.8% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
The Athletics have come away with 19 wins in the 56 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
Oakland has a mark of 10-20 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +142 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 41.3% chance of walking away with the win.

Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

The Blue Jays played as the moneyline favorite for eight of their last 10 games, and finished 6-2 in those matchups.
In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Blue Jays and their opponents combined to hit the over six times.
The Blue Jays' record against the spread is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	3.4
HR	4
ERA	3.93
K/9	7.1

Blue Jays Player Insights

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with a .295 batting average.
Among all hitters in baseball, Guerrero is 83rd in home runs and 61st in RBI.
Guerrero takes a hitting streak of two games into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a double, two home runs, a walk and four RBI.
Daulton Varsho has hit 10 home runs with 31 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
Varsho ranks 37th in homers and 53rd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
Varsho has two games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .313 with three doubles, a triple, two walks and an RBI.
Springer is batting .202 with seven doubles, five home runs and 27 walks.
Davis Schneider is batting .235 with 14 doubles, seven home runs and 23 walks.

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Athletics Recent Betting Performance

The Athletics have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
The Athletics and their opponents have combined to hit the over two times in their last 10 games with a total.
The Athletics have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	4-6
Runs Per Game	3.2
HR	7
ERA	2.93
K/9	7.9

Athletics Player Insights

Bleday has 18 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 28 walks while hitting .246.
Bleday is 49th in home runs and 124th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Brent Rooker has hit 12 home runs with 39 runs batted in while hitting .271. Those numbers are pace the clubhouse.
Rooker is 19th overall in home runs and 22nd in RBI this year.
Abraham Toro paces the Athletics' lineup with a .271 batting average.
Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 12 long balls.