Yankees vs. Blue Jays Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 2

Updated Aug. 2, 2024 7:00 p.m. ET

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Kevin Gausman will start for the Toronto Blue Jays against the New York Yankees and Juan Soto on Friday at 7:05 PM ET. The Yankees have been listed as -175 moneyline favorites for this matchup against the Blue Jays (+147). New York is a 1.5-run favorite (at +117 odds). The total is 9 runs for this contest (with -111 odds on the over and -109 odds to go under).

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

Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game Information & Odds

• When: Friday, August 2, 2024 at 7:05 PM ET
• Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
• How to Watch on TV: YES

Yankees vs. Blue Jays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3
• Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
• Win Probabilities: Yankees 59%, Blue Jays 41%

Yankees vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 82 times and won 45, or 54.9%, of those games.
• New York is 12-9 this season when entering a game favored by -175 or more on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have a 63.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have been victorious in 16, or 32.7%, of the 49 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Toronto has a mark of 1-2 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +147 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 40.5% chance of pulling out a win.

FINAL

TOR 8 · NYY 5

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Toronto Blue Jays

TOR

+1.5

+148

O 9

New York Yankees

NYY

-1.5

-178

U 9

Yankees Recent Betting Performance

• The Yankees went 2-4 over the six games they were moneyline favorites in their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings -- all had a set run total -- the Yankees and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total nine times.
• The Yankees are 5-5-0 against the spread over their past 10 games.

Yankees Recent Stats

Yankees Player Insights

• Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 39 home runs and 99 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .316.
• Among all MLB hitters, Judge ranks third in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and first in slugging.
• Soto has 22 doubles, four triples, 27 home runs and 89 walks while hitting .309.
• Soto is seventh in home runs and fifth in RBI in the bigs.
• Soto enters this matchup looking for his fourth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is batting .350 with two doubles, a home run, six walks and five RBI.
• Jazz Chisholm is hitting .254 with 14 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 40 walks.
• Chisholm is on a five-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .364 with four home runs, three walks and eight RBI.
• Anthony Volpe has 20 doubles, seven triples, nine home runs and 30 walks while hitting .255.
• Volpe has recorded at least one hit in six straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .318 with a double, three home runs, a walk and four RBI.

Yankees Team Props

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Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

• The Blue Jays have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and have gone 3-3 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Blue Jays and their opponents have failed to hit the over twice.
• The Blue Jays have a record of 4-6-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Blue Jays Player Insights

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the squad with a batting average of .311, while pacing the Blue Jays in home runs, with 21 and runs batted in with 70.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Guerrero ranks 20th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• Guerrero brings a hitting streak of 14 games into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .514 with five doubles, five home runs, eight walks and 11 RBI.
• George Springer is hitting .229 with 16 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 44 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Springer ranks 84th in home runs and 117th in RBI.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .199 with 16 doubles, six triples, 13 home runs and 37 walks.
• Ernie Clement is hitting .266 with 15 doubles, a triple, six home runs and five walks.

Blue Jays Team Props

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