The Toronto Blue Jays are () on the moneyline in their first home game of the season against the Los Angeles Angels () on Thursday. The matchup starts at 7:07 PM ET. Toronto’s Ross Stripling starts against Los Angeles’ Griffin Canning.
The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of April 8, 2021, 3:00 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
| Stripling (TOR) | Pitcher | Canning (LAA) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 1 | W/L | 0 – 0 |
| 3.1 | IP | 0.0 |
| 8.10 | ERA | 0.00 |
| 2.700 | WHIP | 0.000 |
| 13.5 | K/9 | 0 |
| 5.4 | BB/9 | 0 |
Blue Jays Probable Starter Ross Stripling
- The Blue Jays have not been a moneyline favorite when Stripling starts this season.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 8, 2021 at 6:04 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Angels Stats vs Stripling
| Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout | 8 | .625 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2.042 |
| Albert Pujols | 7 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .619 |
| Dexter Fowler | 6 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.166 |
| Justin Upton | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Anthony Rendon | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1.000 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| David Fletcher | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
| José Iglesias | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.500 |
Angels Probable Starter Griffin Canning
- The Angels will send out Canning for his first start of the season.
- The 24-year-old righty last pitched Wednesday, Sept. 23 against the Padres, tossing six innings as the starter.
- Canning and his team won three of the games he started as the moneyline underdog last season, with a record of 3-3.
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of April 8, 2021 at 6:04 AM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Blue Jays Stats vs Canning
| Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | 16 | .250 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .732 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Rowdy Tellez | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Teoscar Hernández | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.500 |
| Randal Grichuk | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
Blue Jays Betting Trends
- Last season the Blue Jays scored the seventh-most runs in baseball (302 total, 5.0 per game).
- The Blue Jays won 17 of the 25 games they were the moneyline favorite last season (68%).
- Toronto went 12-7 last year (winning 63.2% of its games) when it played as a moneyline favorite of -122 or shorter.
- In the 56 games oddsmakers set an over/under for Toronto, it combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-26-3).
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Angels Betting Trends
- Last season, the Angels were the underdog 28 times and won 11, or 39.3%, of those games.
- Los Angeles had a record of 9-14 in games where bookmakers had them as underogs of at least +106 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 last season 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 qualifying hitters in MLB action.
- Teoscar Hernandez hit 16 home runs on the season while slugging .579.
- Among qualifying hitters in MLB action, Hernandez’s 16 HR ranked seventh.
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 |
| Teoscar Hernández | 190 | .289 | 33 | 16 | 34 | .340 | .919 |
| 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 |
Angels Players to Watch
- Anthony Rendon finished with a .286 average, nine home runs and 31 RBI last season.
- Rendon’s .413 OBP ranked seventh among qualified hitters in MLB.
- Mike Trout is batting .281 last season with a team-high 17 home runs and 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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