Blue Jays vs. Braves Prediction
Can the Braves win their fourth straight game when they host the Blue Jays tonight at 7:35PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Blue Jays are -110 money line favorites versus the Braves, who have odds of +100 to pull off the upset tonight in Atlanta. With Marcus Stroman set to face Julio Teheran in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8 runs.
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Stroman racked up nine strikeouts over six innings of two-run baseball on Saturday in a no-decision against the Mariners. The right-hander allowed eight hits and walked two on the afternoon. He gave up an RBI double to Ben Gamel in the fifth inning and an RBI single to Jarrod Dyson in the sixth, but that was the extent of the damage against him. He now sports a 3.33 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 40/14 K/BB ratio across 51 1/3 innings on the season. (Rotoworld)
Teheran pitched six shutout innings, and the Braves held on to beat the Marlins 2-1 on Saturday.Teheran gave up three hits — all three of them doubles — with two walks and four strikeouts on the night. It was his best showing in more than a month, and just his second quality start since April 14. Overall, the 26-year-old is 3-3 with a 4.08 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 34/22 K/BB ratio. An interleague matchup with the Blue Jays is on tap for Thursday.
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OUR PREDICTION: The Blue Jays are just 3-11 in Stroman’s last 14 road starts and have dropped five of his last seven outings versus a team with a losing record. The Blue Jays are also winless at 0-5 in their last five interleague games, are 6-16 in their last 22 games against the Braves, and are 4-11 in their last 15 road meetings with Atlanta. On the other side, the Braves have won five of their last six games and five of their last seven interleague games.
THURSDAY MLB PREDICTION: ATLANTA BRAVES +110