MLB Yankees vs. Blue Jays Picks & Predictions for August 28, 2013
By ATSSportsline.com
TORONTO, CANADA (ATS Consultants) - American League East rivals clash in Toronto tonight when the Yankees try to keep pace in the wild card race with a victory over the Blue Jays at 7:05PM ET.
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Yankees are -140 money line favorites over the Blue Jays are +129 on the ML. With Hiroki Kuroda set to face Todd Redmond in the pitching matchup, the total is currently sitting at 8.5 for tonight's game.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Yankees opened as -140 money line favorites while the Blue Jays opened as +129 money line underdogs. Neither of the odds have changed as we draw closer to the first pitch. New York is 70-62 overall and 32-35 on the road, while Toronto is 59-74 overall and 32-33 at home.
PUBLIC BETTING: Of the current wagers placed on tonight’s game, 86% of the betting public currently favors New York. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most updated numbers.
MLB FREE PICK: Take New York. According to latest MLB trends, the Yankees are 5-0 last 5 as a favorite, 18-5 in Kuroda's last 23 starts with 4 days of rest and 12-5 last 17 overall. The Blue Jays are 2-8 last 10 overall, 2-9 last 11 as a home dog and 0-4 in Redmond's last four starts.
The Yankees have won seven of 10 and 12 of its past 17 but still sit 4 1/2 games out of the league's second wild card spot. Last night, they destroyed the Blue Jays, 7-1. Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs to propel the Bronx Bombers. Nobody is hotter than Soriano, who has 11 home runs and 33 RBIs in 30 games since being dealt from the Chicago Cubs. The Yankees send Hiroki Kuroda (11-9, 2.71 ERA) to the mound. He has struggled his last two starts against Tampa Bay and Boston, but overall, he's been the Yankees' best pitcher this year. He's also 4-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 38 3/2 innings against the Blue Jays. He faces Todd Redmond (1-2, 4.44 ERA), who is coming off a terrible start against Houston. Redmond had given up just four runs in his previous three starts but the Astros figured him out, drilling him for eight runs (seven earned) in 3 1/3 innings.
MLB FREE PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES -140
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