Blue Jays vs. Guardians Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 8

Updated Aug. 8, 2023 7:06 p.m. ET

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Brandon Belt and the Toronto Blue Jays will take the field against the Cleveland Guardians and Bo Naylor at Progressive Field on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET. The Guardians are listed as +111 moneyline underdogs for this matchup with the Blue Jays (-130). Toronto is favored on the run line (-1.5). The total is 8 runs for the game (with -108 odds on the over and -112 odds on the under).

The starting pitchers are Yusei Kikuchi (9-3) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and Tanner Bibee (7-2) for the Cleveland Guardians.

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Blue Jays vs. Guardians Game Information & Odds

When: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 7:10 PM ET
Where: Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio
How to Watch on TV: BSGL

Favorite	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Run Line	Favorite Run Line Odds	Underdog Run Line Odds
Blue Jays	-130	+111	8	-108	-112	-1.5	+132	-156

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Prediction

Score Prediction: Blue Jays 5, Guardians 4
Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
Win Probabilities: Blue Jays 50%, Guardians 50%

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Betting Insights

The Blue Jays have been favorites in 80 games this season and won 45 (56.2%) of those contests.
Toronto has a record of 31-26 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -130 on the moneyline.
The implied probability of a win from the Blue Jays, based on the moneyline, is 56.5%.
The Guardians have won in 20, or 40%, of the 50 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
This season, Cleveland has come away with a win 10 times in 31 chances when named as an underdog of at least +111 or worse on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 47.4% chance of walking away with the win.

Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

The Blue Jays were the moneyline favorite in eight of their last 10 games, and they finished 4-4 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings (all had set totals), the Blue Jays combined with their opponents to go over the run total two times.
The Blue Jays' record against the spread is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.6
HR	14
ERA	3.46
K/9	8.3

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Blue Jays Player Insights

The Blue Jays' best power option comes in the form of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his 18-homer 69-RBI season, both team highs.
Guerrero's home runs rank him 40th in MLB, and he ranks 22nd in RBI.
George Springer has 17 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 40 walks while hitting .252.
Including all MLB hitters, Springer is 104th in homers and 108th in RBI.
Springer carries a four-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .421 with three doubles, three walks and three RBI.
Whit Merrifield paces the Blue Jays with a team-high batting average of .293.
Matt Chapman is batting .256 with 35 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 54 walks.

Blue Jays Team Props

	Hits O/U	Total Bases O/U	HR O/U	RBI O/U
George Springer	0.5 (-263)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+500)	0.5 (+165)
Matt Chapman	0.5 (-189)	1.5 (+125)	0.5 (+400)	0.5 (+150)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	1.5 (+190)	1.5 (+105)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+150)
Whit Merrifield	1.5 (+190)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+230)
Santiago Espinal	0.5 (-185)	0.5 (-185)	0.5 (+1000)	0.5 (+250)

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Guardians Recent Betting Performance

The Guardians have played as underdogs four 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 combined to hit the over two times.
The Guardians have three wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

Guardians Recent Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	2-8
Runs Per Game	2.4
HR	5
ERA	3.81
K/9	7.9

Guardians Player Insights

Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 18 home runs.
In all of MLB, Ramirez is 40th in homers and 33rd in RBI.
Ramirez has collected a hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with a double, three walks and two RBI.
Steven Kwan is hitting .271 with 26 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 49 walks.
Kwan is 265th in homers and 149th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Andres Gimenez has 19 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 25 walks while batting .233.
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
José Ramírez	0.5 (-238)	1.5 (+110)	0.5 (+425)	0.5 (+135)
Steven Kwan	1.5 (+175)	1.5 (+120)	-	0.5 (+245)
Oscar Gonzalez	0.5 (-278)	1.5 (+115)	0.5 (+550)	0.5 (+135)
Andrés Giménez	0.5 (-222)	1.5 (+155)	0.5 (+900)	0.5 (+220)
Gabriel Arias	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (-135)	0.5 (+700)	0.5 (+245)

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