Toronto Blue Jays vs NY Yankees Prediction 6-29-24 Picks

The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays meet Saturday in MLB action from Rogers Centre. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this Game. Here’s a Toronto Blue Jays vs NY Yankees Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The New York Yankees will start Nestor Cortes here and Cortes is 4-6 with a 3.40 ERA and 93 strikeouts this season. In his last 5 starts against the Blue Jays, Cortes is 1-1 with a 2.39 ERA and 24 strikeouts. Chris Bassitt will get the nod for the Blue Jays and is 6-6 with a 3.45 ERA and 83 strikeouts this season. In his career, Bassitt is 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA and 31 strikeouts against the Yankees.

New York Yankees Recap

The New York Yankees come into this one looking to keep the ball rolling after a 16-5 beatdown win over Toronto in Friday’s matchup to even the series up at one win apiece. The win was much needed for a Yankees team in poor form right now, coming off of series losses to the Mets, Braves, Orioles and Red Sox over the last two weeks.

Yankees Need Production From Back End Of The Order

Juan Soto has 88 hits along with 12 doubles and 20 home runs with 60 RBIs to go along with a .302 batting average and .434 OBP. Aaron Judge has a team-high 30 home runs and 79 RBIs of his own along with a team-leading 23 doubles while also posting 91 strikeouts so far this season. Anthony Volpe’s added 93 hits with 6 home runs, 7 triples, 28 RBIs and a team-high 15 stolen bases as well this season. Giancarlo Stanton also has 18 home runs, 45 RBIs and 90 strikeouts this season.

Why the New York Yankees will win

• The Blue Jays have lost each of their last eight games as home underdogs after playing the previous day.
• The Yankees have won eight of their last nine Saturday games against teams that held a losing record.
• The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as home underdogs after playing the previous day.
• The road team has covered the run line in four of the Blue Jays’ last five games.

Toronto Blue Jays Recap

The Toronto Blue Jays come into this Game looking to bounce back from their disappointing showing in Friday’s matchup. The loss looked like the Blue Jays of the last week and a half, the team that was getting crushed by the Guardians and Red Sox.

Blue Jays Struggling To Find Consistency

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 92 hits including 16 doubles, 12 home runs and 44 RBIs along with a .291 batting average and a .369 OBP. Daulton Varsho’s chipped in a team-high 11 home runs and 35 RBIs in addition to 14 doubles. Davis Schneider has 15 doubles while George Springer has a team-high 8 stolen bases. Varsho also has a team-high 73 strikeouts and 8 stolen bases as well this season.

Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win

• The Yankees have lost seven of their last eight games as favorites after playing the previous day.
• The underdogs have won each of the Yankees’ last five games.
• The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Blue Jays’ last six games at Rogers Centre.
• The Yankees have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six day games against AL East opponents following a road win.

Toronto Blue Jays vs NY Yankees Prediction

I’m on the over here. We’ve seen high-scoring Games in the first two Games of this series and I’m expecting no different here. The Yankees found their offense in Friday’s matchup and I think there could be some carry-over momentum here against Bassitt and this Blue Jays bullpen. On the other side, Toronto’s offense can be hit or miss, but Cortes has been far better at home this season and he still has a bloated ERA on the road this year. I’ll side with the over in this one.