Blue Jays vs. Twins Pick
Can the Minnesota Twins stop the bleeding of their latest losing streak when they host the Toronto Blue Jays tonight at 8:10PM ET?
The Twins send Ervin Santana to the mound to face Marco Estrada of the Blue Jays today. According to the oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Toronto is favored on the road, as the Jays are getting odds of -140 to win, while the Twins have odds of +130 at home. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs.
Minnesota is now 10-29 on the season, 6-10 at home and 20-16-3 with the over. Toronto is 19-23 overall, 10-10 on the road and 24-15-3 with the under. These two are meeting for the first time this season, but Toronto won the last four meetings with Minnesota in 2015.
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Neither team comes into this game playing well. The Jays have lost five straight, including two losses by 10 runs or more. Minnesota lost three straight in Detroit, giving up 23 runs in the three games. Both teams send pitchers that have done pretty well to the mound as Estrada has a 2.89 ERA while Santana has a 3.38 ERA. There aren’t many positive trends to choose from for either team today, but Toronto is 4-1 in Estrada’s last 5 starts against a losing team. Toronto looks better on paper, so we are riding with the Jays.
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