{"id":279451,"date":"2024-06-10T01:46:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T05:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=279451"},"modified":"2024-06-10T01:46:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T05:46:58","slug":"blue-jays-picks-props-vs-athletics-june-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-picks-props-vs-athletics-june-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays picks and props vs. Athletics June 9: Bet on Guerrero, Schneider to make noise on offence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Toronto Blue Jays cap a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, and the Jays have a chance to win the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative:<\/strong> It’ll be a bullpen game for the Blue Jays, which could get messy, but I’m still willing to fade Oakland’s run total at plus money. Offensively, I like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Davis Schneider to put up solid numbers today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the best Blue Jays picks vs. the Athletics for June 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue Jays picks vs. Athletics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet: Athletics under 3.5 runs (+102)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #83535<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the Blue Jays had one of the best bullpens in baseball. They posted a 3.68 ERA (eighth in MLB) with a 1.23 WHIP (fourth).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite deploying largely the same crew this year, those numbers have ballooned to a 4.89 ERA (29th) and a 1.31 WHIP (19th). Bullpens can be fickle that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Kevin Gausman tossed a complete game last night, Toronto will turn Sunday’s game over to Bowden Francis and a cavalcade of other short-inning arms. Every reliever should be available, which means John Schneider can target matchups that put Toronto at an advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And really, this bet isn’t about Toronto’s bullpen. It’s about the guys on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The A’s have been dreadful lately, scoring just eight runs over their past six games. They’ve hit this under all six times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the season, Oakland has gone under 3.5 runs in 42 of 66 games (63.6%). And over the past two weeks, the A’s are batting just .200 as a team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With all of that in mind, fading the A’s on a 3.5-run total has been a profitable play this season. And it looks especially good with the way the lineup is struggling right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blue Jays’ bullpen isn’t acting as a strength like it did a year ago, but the group has been a bit better lately, and that helps this bet, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat:<\/strong> Over the past two weeks, Blue Jays relievers have allowed a .228 opponent batting average, which ranks 15th in the majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guerrero over 1.5 bases (+114):<\/strong> My guy Avery Perri took this bet yesterday and it cashed on Guerrero’s fifth-inning double. Make that three games in a row for Vladdy going over 1.5 bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #83554<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s no longer fair to say that Guerrero is heating up. He’s just hot. From May 8 to June 8, the first baseman has posted a .370\/.452\/.509 slash line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neither Guerrero nor anyone else on the Jays has ever faced A’s starter Mitch Spence, but I like Vlad’s chances to succeed. Over 80.0% of Spence’s pitches to righties are cutters and sliders, per Baseball Savant, and those are two offerings that Guerrero has hit very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against cutters and sliders this year, Guerrero has a .286\/.386\/.643 slash line in 56 at-bats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schneider over 0.5 runs (-113):<\/strong> Unlike Guerrero, Schneider has gone cold in recent games. But similar to Guerrero, he crushes cutters and sliders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Embed: #83557<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 49 at-bats against those pitches, Schneider has a .327\/.353\/.653 slash line. He also has an impressive 11.7% walk rate on the season, which ranks in the 84th percentile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the leadoff spot, Schneider is still positioned with the best opportunity to score among Jays hitters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picks made at 10:40 a.m. on 06\/09\/24.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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