The Toronto Blue Jays (3-5) and the Los Angeles Angels (6-2) square off on Saturday at 7:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays are moneyline favorites (-125) against the underdog Angels (+105). Steven Matz starts for Toronto while Los Angeles will counter with Jose Quintana.
The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of April 10, 2021, 6:00 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Blue Jays vs Angels Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Matz (TOR) | Pitcher | Quintana (LAA) |
---|---|---|
1 – 0 | W/L | 0 – 0 |
6.1 | IP | 3.1 |
1.42 | ERA | 10.80 |
0.470 | WHIP | 2.400 |
12.8 | K/9 | 13.5 |
1.4 | BB/9 | 8.1 |
Blue Jays Probable Starter Steven Matz
- Matz (1-0) pitches first for the Blue Jays to make his second start of the season.
- His most recent appearance was on Monday against the Rangers, when the lefty tossed 6 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The Blue Jays were named the moneyline favorite for one Matz start this season — they won.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 10, 2021 at 6:04 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Angels Stats vs Matz
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Rendon | 30 | .367 | 11 | 4 | 8 | .387 | 1.154 |
Dexter Fowler | 10 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .308 | .508 |
Kurt Suzuki | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Max Stassi | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Angels Probable Starter José Quintana
- The Angels will send Quintana to the mound for his second start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he threw 3 1/3 innings against the Astros, giving up four earned runs.
- This will be his first start this season with his team as the moneyline underdog.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 10, 2021 at 6:04 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Blue Jays Stats vs Quintana
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Semien | 11 | .545 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .545 | 1.363 |
Joe Panik | 8 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .500 |
Randal Grichuk | 7 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .714 |
Blue Jays Betting Trends
- Last season the Blue Jays were the seventh-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 5.0 runs per game (302 total).
- The Blue Jays were favored on the moneyline 25 total times last season. They finished 17-8 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -125 or shorter, Toronto had an 11-6 record (winning 64.7% of its games).
- Toronto played in 56 games with a set over/under, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-26-3).
Angels Betting Trends
- The Angels were underdogs in 28 games last season and won 11 (39.3%) of those contests.
- Los Angeles had a record of 9-15 in games where sportsbooks had them as underogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
- Los Angeles and its opponents hit the over in 29 of their 55 games with a total last season.
Blue Jays Players to Watch
- Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit .308 a season ago with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 14 walks.
- Gurriel ranked 16th in hits (64), 16th in BA (.308), and 19th in SLG (.534) among the qualified hitters in MLB play.
- Randal Grichuk had 12 home runs and 35 runs batted in a season ago.
- Grichuk was not among league leaders in SLG and OBP among the qualified hitters in MLB.
Blue Jays Batting Stats (2020)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 221 | .262 | 34 | 9 | 33 | .326 | .788 |
Cavan Biggio | 220 | .250 | 41 | 8 | 28 | .375 | .807 |
Randal Grichuk | 216 | .273 | 38 | 12 | 35 | .309 | .790 |
Marcus Semien | 211 | .223 | 28 | 7 | 23 | .305 | .679 |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 208 | .308 | 28 | 11 | 33 | .348 | .882 |
Bo Bichette | 123 | .301 | 18 | 5 | 23 | .323 | .835 |
Danny Jansen | 120 | .183 | 18 | 6 | 20 | .313 | .671 |
Joe Panik | 120 | .225 | 18 | 1 | 7 | .340 | .640 |
Rowdy Tellez | 113 | .283 | 20 | 8 | 23 | .341 | .881 |
Jonathan Davis | 27 | .259 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .364 | .808 |
Angels Players to Watch
- Anthony Rendon finished last season with nine home runs, 31 RBI and a batting average of .286.
- Rendon’s .413 OBP ranked seventh among qualified hitters in MLB.
- Mike Trout slugged 17 homers and finished with 46 RBI.
- Among qualified hitters, Trout ranked 19th in OBP (.380), fourth in HR (17), and sixth in RBI (46) in the league.
Angels Batting Stats (2020)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Fletcher | 207 | .319 | 31 | 3 | 18 | .376 | .801 |
Mike Trout | 199 | .281 | 41 | 17 | 46 | .380 | .983 |
Anthony Rendon | 189 | .286 | 29 | 9 | 31 | .413 | .910 |
Shohei Ohtani | 153 | .190 | 23 | 7 | 24 | .291 | .657 |
Albert Pujols | 152 | .224 | 15 | 6 | 25 | .265 | .660 |
Justin Upton | 147 | .204 | 20 | 9 | 22 | .289 | .711 |
José Iglesias | 142 | .373 | 16 | 3 | 24 | .400 | .956 |
Kurt Suzuki | 111 | .270 | 15 | 2 | 17 | .344 | .740 |
Jared Walsh | 99 | .293 | 19 | 9 | 26 | .324 | .970 |
Dexter Fowler | 90 | .233 | 14 | 4 | 15 | .317 | .706 |
Blue Jays vs Angels Player Props
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