{"id":336334,"date":"2025-03-28T09:49:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T13:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=336334"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:02:39","slug":"orioles-vs-blue-jays-prop-picks-march-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/orioles-vs-blue-jays-prop-picks-march-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles vs. Blue Jays prop picks March 28: Back Gimenez to stay productive, Bichette to bounce back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays look to even the series after being shelled 12-2 by the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Toronto&#8217;s top hitters have a favourable pitching matchup for the second contest of the four-game set. Tail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\">Bo Bichette<\/a> and newcomer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\">Andres Gimenez<\/a> in the prop markets on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Orioles vs. Blue Jays prop picks for March 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Orioles vs. Blue Jays prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb\">Full MLB betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\">MLB injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\">MLB player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\">MLB standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Bichette over 1.5 total bases (+105)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111839\">Embed: #111839<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The quicker everyone forgets about yesterday&#8217;s game, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto gave up 12 runs and went hitless on offence for the first few innings of the game. Zach Eflin pitched above expectations, but it&#8217;s a long season and today&#8217;s a new day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t help but feel bullish about the Jays&#8217; top hitters. That starts with Bichette, who hit leadoff on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlie Morton takes the bump for Baltimore and Toronto&#8217;s shortstop has good head-to-head stats against the righty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>16 plate appearances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 hits (.313 batting average)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 extra-base hits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Morton wasn&#8217;t great last year, owning a 4.19 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. He enters this season at 41 years old, so I expect more regression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bichette went hitless on Opening Day, but ranked in the top 10 in MLB for hits for three straight seasons before his injury-riddled 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is, he&#8217;s seemingly healthy after a fantastic spring training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Bichette played 18 games in spring training, batting .373 with four home runs and 36 total bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gimenez 1+ RBI (+200):<\/strong> Now let&#8217;s focus on one of Toronto&#8217;s top offseason acquisitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gimenez made his first start as a Blue Jay, hitting in the cleanup behind Bichette, Anthony Santander and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s a good spot to be for any hitter to be productive. Gimenez took advantage yesterday, blasting a home run in the fourth inning that cashed Guerrero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gimenez is entering his fifth season in the majors and has three seasons of 60-plus RBI under his belt already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn&#8217;t crazy to think the best is yet to come for the 26-year-old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When considering where he hits and who he hits behind, this price feels like a huge bargain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Orioles vs. Blue Jays prop picks made at 8:28 a.m. ET on 03\/28\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays look to even the series after being shelled 12-2 by the Baltimore Orioles on Opening Day. The pregame narrative: Toronto&#8217;s top hitters have a favourable pitching matchup for the second contest of the four-game set. Tail Bo Bichette and newcomer Andres Gimenez in the prop markets on Friday. 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