Blue Jays vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 7

Updated Aug. 7, 2023 7:01 p.m. ET

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Brandon Belt and the Toronto Blue Jays will square off against Jose Ramirez and the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on Monday. The favored Blue Jays have -125 moneyline odds against the underdog Guardians, who are listed at +106. Toronto is a 1.5-run favorite (at +123 odds). An 8.5-run over/under is set in this matchup.

The starting pitchers are Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Gavin Williams (1-3) for the Cleveland Guardians.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Blue Jays-Guardians game, from the point spread, moneyline, Over/Under and expert picks (odds via FOX Bet):

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

When: Monday, August 7, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Blue Jays	-125	+106	8.5	-111	-109	-1.5	+123	-147

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Prediction

Score Prediction: Blue Jays 5, Guardians 4
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Blue Jays 50%, Guardians 50%

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Betting Insights

The Blue Jays have won 44, or 55.7%, of the 79 games they've played as favorites this season.
Toronto has entered 63 games this season favored by -125 or more and is 35-28 in those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
The Guardians have won in 20, or 40.8%, of the 49 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Cleveland has been victorious 14 times in 36 chances when named as an underdog of at least +106 or longer on the moneyline.
The Guardians have an implied victory probability of 48.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

The Blue Jays played as the moneyline favorite for eight of their last 10 games, and went 4-4 in those matchups.
Over their last 10 matchups -- all had a set run total -- the Blue Jays and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total two times.
The Blue Jays have a 5-5-0 record against the spread over their past 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.7
HR	16
ERA	3.46
K/9	9.2

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Blue Jays Player Insights

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays in home runs (18) and runs batted in (69).
Guerrero's home runs put him 40th in the majors, and he ranks 22nd in RBI.
George Springer is hitting .252 with 17 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 40 walks.
Springer ranks 104th in home runs and 112th in RBI on the year.
Springer has three straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .444 with three doubles, four walks and three RBI.
Whit Merrifield paces the Blue Jays with a team-best batting average of .293.
Matt Chapman has 35 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 54 walks while hitting .258.
Chapman is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBI.

Blue Jays Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Matt Chapman	0.5 (-200)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+350)	0.5 (+155)
George Springer	0.5 (-278)	1.5 (+120)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+160)
Danny Jansen	0.5 (-208)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+380)	0.5 (+145)
Alejandro Kirk	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+140)	0.5 (+850)	0.5 (+180)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1.5 (+185)	1.5 (+100)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+160)

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

The Guardians have played as underdogs three times over their past 10 games and lost each of those contests.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Guardians and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
The Guardians have won four of their last 10 games against the spread.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	3-7
Runs Per Game	2.9
HR	5
ERA	3.81
K/9	7.4

Guardians Player Insights

Ramirez has put up a team-high 18 home runs.
Ramirez is 40th in home runs and 32nd in RBI among all batters in the majors.
Ramirez carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a double, three walks and two RBI.
Steven Kwan is batting .273 with 26 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 49 walks.
Kwan ranks 266th in home runs and 149th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
Andres Gimenez is hitting .234 with 19 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 24 walks.
Will Brennan is hitting .260 with 18 doubles, five home runs and 11 walks.

Guardians Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
Oscar Gonzalez	1.5 (+180)	1.5 (-110)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+135)
Andrés Giménez	0.5 (-270)	1.5 (+130)	0.5 (+900)	0.5 (+215)
Steven Kwan	1.5 (+155)	1.5 (+105)	-	0.5 (+215)
José Ramírez	1.5 (+200)	1.5 (-110)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+125)
Gabriel Arias	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (-179)	0.5 (+600)	0.5 (+230)

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