Saturday's game between the Toronto Blue Jays (54-62) and Oakland Athletics (48-69) going head to head at Rogers Centre has a projected final score of 5-4 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Blue Jays, so it should be a competitive matchup. The game will begin at 3:07 PM ET on August 10.

The probable starters are Yariel Rodriguez (1-4) for the Blue Jays and Osvaldo Bido (2-3) for the Athletics.

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Blue Jays vs. Athletics Game Info & Odds

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Blue Jays vs. Athletics Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this contest is Blue Jays 5, Athletics 4.

Total Prediction for Blue Jays vs. Athletics

  • Total Prediction: Under 9 runs

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    • Blue Jays Performance Insights

    • Over the past 10 games, the Blue Jays have been favored just once and won that contest.
    • In its last 10 games with a total, Toronto and its opponents have combined to hit the over six times.
    • This season, the Blue Jays have been favored 57 times and won 34, or 59.6%, of those games.
    • Toronto has entered 21 games this season favored by -150 or more and is 15-6 in those contests.
    • The moneyline for this contest implies a 60% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
    • Toronto has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 481 (4.1 per game).
    • The Blue Jays have a 4.62 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.

    Athletics Performance Insights

    • In seven games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, the Athletics have a record of 2-5.
    • In its previous 10 matchups with a total posted by oddsmakers, Oakland and its foes are 3-7-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
    • The Athletics have been underdogs in 98 games this season and have come away with the win 34 times (34.7%) in those contests.
    • This season, Oakland has come away with a win 20 times in 68 chances when named as an underdog of at least +125 or longer on the moneyline.
    • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 44.4% chance of pulling out a win.
    • Averaging four runs per game (472 total), Oakland is the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB.
    • The Athletics have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.34) in the majors this season.

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    Blue Jays Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 4 @ Yankees L 4-3 Yariel Rodriguez vs Gerrit Cole
    August 6 Orioles W 5-2 Chris Bassitt vs Grayson Rodriguez
    August 7 Orioles L 7-3 Bowden Francis vs Trevor Rogers
    August 8 Orioles W 7-6 Kevin Gausman vs Dean Kremer
    August 9 Athletics W 3-1 José Berríos vs Mitch Spence
    August 10 Athletics - Yariel Rodriguez vs Osvaldo Bido
    August 11 Athletics - Chris Bassitt vs JP Sears
    August 12 @ Angels - Bowden Francis vs Davis Daniel
    August 13 @ Angels - Kevin Gausman vs Carson Fulmer
    August 14 @ Angels - José Berríos vs Tyler Anderson
    August 16 @ Cubs - Yariel Rodriguez vs Jameson Taillon

    Athletics Schedule

    Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
    August 4 Dodgers L 3-2 Osvaldo Bido vs River Ryan
    August 5 White Sox W 5-1 JP Sears vs Ky Bush
    August 6 White Sox L 5-1 Ross Stripling vs Jonathan Cannon
    August 7 White Sox W 3-2 Joey Estes vs Davis Martin
    August 9 @ Blue Jays L 3-1 Mitch Spence vs José Berríos
    August 10 @ Blue Jays - Osvaldo Bido vs Yariel Rodriguez
    August 11 @ Blue Jays - JP Sears vs Chris Bassitt
    August 13 @ Mets - Ross Stripling vs Paul Blackburn
    August 14 @ Mets - Joey Estes vs David Peterson
    August 15 @ Mets - Mitch Spence vs José Quintana
    August 17 Giants - TBA vs TBA

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