{"id":289796,"date":"2024-08-09T15:08:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=289796"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:08:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:08:42","slug":"blue-jays-picks-vs-athletics-august-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-picks-vs-athletics-august-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays picks vs. Athletics Aug. 9: Berrios should give Toronto home-field advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays continue their homestand tonight with the Oakland Athletics in town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Toronto just took two of three at Rogers Centre against the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles, and I think the Jays will win again tonight. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.&#8217;s hitting streak is up to 20 games, and I&#8217;m interested in backing him to stay hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the best Blue Jays picks vs. the Athletics on Aug. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays picks vs. Athletics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><em>Go to full Blue Jays\/Athletics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/baseball\/events\/6393213\">MLB betting markets<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Blue Jays moneyline<\/strong> <strong>(-150)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t always pay close attention to home\/road situations in baseball, but I think tonight&#8217;s matchup being in Toronto makes a difference for the Blue Jays&#8217; chances to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The A&#8217;s have played their past 18 games in California. After a cross-continent flight, they&#8217;re playing in the Eastern Time Zone for the first time since July 14 (before the all-star break).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oakland is 19-38 on the road this year, which includes a 13-26 record when playing on Eastern or Central Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it just so happens that the A&#8217;s are running into a pitcher who cherishes his home-field advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jose Berrios (9-9, 4.11 ERA) is having a mediocre year, as his 99 ERA+ indicates. But the results tend to improve when he&#8217;s pitching at Rogers Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Berrios at home (11 starts): 2.99 ERA, .607 opponent OPS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Berrios on the road (12 starts): 5.29 ERA, .873 opponent OPS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto is 9-2 with Berrios pitching at The Dome and 5-7 when he pitches elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a limited sample, the Blue Jays&#8217; right-hander has held Oakland&#8217;s lineup in check: .214 BA and .321 SLG in 28 plate appearances. Similar success from Berrios tonight should lead to a win, especially if Vladdy can continue to drive the bus for the offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Since 2022, Berrios has a 3.55 ERA at home. Toronto is 31-11 in his home starts over that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guerrero over 0.5 runs (-106): <\/strong>Once again, Guerrero did it all for the Blue Jays in last night&#8217;s narrow win. He went 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBI, finishing a single shy of the cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his 20-game hit streak, the all-star first baseman has a staggering .575 on-base percentage. When someone is getting on base at such a staggeringly high clip, it makes this prop look particularly enticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vladdy has scored 23 runs over his past 20 games, cashing this bet 15 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A&#8217;s starter Mitch Spence hasn&#8217;t been very sharp in recent outings, which is part of the rationale, too. Spence has a 5.30 ERA and an .810 opponent OPS over his past seven outings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 11:30 a.m. on 08\/09\/24<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays continue their homestand tonight with the Oakland Athletics in town. The pregame narrative: Toronto just took two of three at Rogers Centre against the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles, and I think the Jays will win again tonight. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.&#8217;s hitting streak is up to 20 games, and I&#8217;m interested in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":289743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-289796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","tag-mlb-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Blue Jays picks, props &amp; odds vs. Athletics: Aug. 9 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Blue Jays picks and props vs. the Athletics for Aug. 9. 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