Yankees vs Blue Jays 06/15/21 – Odds and MLB Betting Trends

Hyun Jin Ryu, based on his history, may be due to get out of a funk as the Toronto Blue Jays take on a divisional rival they have handled decently at their various home ballparks. The Blue Jays are -120 home favorites and the New York Yankees are +100 underdogs with an 8.5-run total on the MLB odds for Tuesday at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.

The Blue Jays are 13-7 over their last 20 home games against the Yankees, with a 9-10-1 OVER/UNDER split at online sports betting sites. The Blue Jays are 12-8 in their last 20 home games as a -115 to -130 favorite, with the UNDER hitting 11 times. The Yankees are 5-13 in their last 18 games as an away underdog, and the total has gone UNDER nine times with two pushes (how the OVER/UNDER works).

The Yankees, who are 33-32 this season, are 26th in MLB in scoring at 3.88 runs per game. They are 14th in OPS (.703). On the pitching side of things, the Yankees are eighth in MLB in earned-run average (3.58), with their reliever ERA ranking fourth (3.20).

The Blue Jays, who are 33-31, are MLB’s third-highest scoring team at 5.03 runs per game. Thanks to an MLB-most 100 home runs, they are second in OPS (.776). The Blue Jays are 14th in ERA (3.98), and their reliever ERA ranks ninth (3.72).

The lefthanded Ryu (5-4, 3.34 ERA, 8.0 SO/9) will start in Tuesday’s matchup opposite fellow lefty Jordan Montgomery (3-1, 3.99 ERA, 9.0 SO/9). The Blue Jays’ defeats in Ryu’s last two home starts marked the first time in his career that his team had lost in back-to-back home starts. Ryu’s teams are 24-6 over his last 30 home-favorite outings. He also has a 1.50 ERA in 12 innings against the Yankees this season. The Yankees are 5-6 in Montgomery’s last 11 starts on the road, and he has a 3.58 ERA over 32.2 career innings against Toronto.

Righthander Ross Stripling (2-3, 4.91 ERA, 9.3 SO/9) will start on Wednesday opposite Yankees righthander Gerrit Cole (7-3, 2.31 ERA, 12.5 SO/9). Stripling’s teams are 5-6 in his last 11 starts at home, with the total going UNDER six times. He has a 5.40 ERA in 13.1 career innings against New York. Cole has helped the Yankees go 5-2 in his last seven starts on the road, with the UNDER hitting seven times. Over his career, he has a 2.72 ERA in 36.1 innings against Toronto.

The Blue Jays have not named a starter for Thursday to replace lefthander Steven Matz (COVID-19). The Yankees will go with righthander Michael King (0-3, 3.77 ERA, 8,1 SO/9). King has a 6.35 ERA since joining the Yankees’ rotation, and a 5.65 ERA over 14.1 career innings against Toronto. The total has gone OVER in five of his last seven starts, with his team posting a 2-5 record.

The Blue Jays are on this road this weekend with a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.