Twins vs. Blue Jays Pick
Can the Toronto Blue Jays win in big fashion when they close out this weekend series with the Minnesota Twins today at 1:07PM ET?
The Twins have Kyle Gibson on the mound today to face R.A. Dickey of the Blue Jays. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Blue Jays are the clear favorite to win, as they are getting odds of -200 to prevail. Minnesota has been given odds of +185 to win, while the over/under total is listed at 9.5 runs.
Toronto is 73-56 overall, 39-28 at home and 71-52-6 with the under. Minnesota is 49-80 overall, 24-40 on the road and 79-43-7 with the over. Toronto took the first game in the series on Friday, 15-8 and then followed it up with an 8-7 comeback win on Saturday. Toronto has won 9 of the last 10 meetings.
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The Blue Jays handed the Twins their ninth straight loss on Saturday. They now put Dickey on the mound to face this struggling club. Dickey has managed a sub-4 ERA over his last three games. Gibson has struggled this year, putting on a 5.09 ERA for the season and a 6.16 ERA in his last three starts. Look for Gibson to struggle against this lineup while Dickey does enough to limit the Twins’ hitters.
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