{"id":339280,"date":"2025-04-12T11:10:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T15:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=339280"},"modified":"2025-04-12T11:10:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T15:10:06","slug":"blue-jays-picks-vs-orioles-april-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-picks-vs-orioles-april-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs. Orioles prop picks April 12: Bet on Springer to stay hot with plus-money pick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays open their latest series against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Rain washed out Friday&#8217;s contest between these two squads, and I&#8217;m expecting a thunderous performance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/george_springer\/batting-stats\">George Springer<\/a>. Conversely, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/bowden_francis\/pitching-stats\">Bowden Francis<\/a> is a solid fade candidate against a loaded Baltimore lineup capable of popping off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Blue Jays picks vs. Orioles for April 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays picks vs. Orioles<\/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?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_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?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\">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?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\">MLB stats &amp; standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Springer over 1.5 total bases (+150)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112419\">Embed: #112419<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Springer is bringing it in every single way at the plate and bettors need to take notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blue Jays star is hitting for contact and power in 2025, batting .429 with a .690 SLG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Springer leads all Toronto hitters in total bases with 29, as six of his 18 hits this year have gone for extra bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Baseball Savant page looks like an inferno as he&#8217;s producing in the 90-plus percentiles in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Average exit velocity (93rd)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Barrel percentage (91st)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Squared-up percentage (94th)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chase percentage (91st)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Toronto outfielder battles a pitcher he saw earlier this year in Tomoyuki Sugano. Springer went 1-for-2 against Sugano in their previous meeting and recorded three total bases in that contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sugano&#8217;s numbers are unspectacular across the board. He is coming off a one-run performance, but his FIP jumped from 3.98 to 4.59 after the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having seen Sugano&#8217;s stuff already should work in Springer&#8217;s favour. I expect him to deliver and cash this prop yet again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Springer has recorded two-plus bases in eight of his last 11 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Francis under 17.5 outs (+108):<\/strong> Francis&#8217; numbers have been solid at surface level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Toronto starter enters this contest with a solid 3.18&nbsp;ERA after holding each of his first two opponents to two runs. A deeper dive, however, shows that Francis has benefited from good fortune in the early going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis owns a concerning 5.10 FIP and has had moments where he has struggled with command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He allowed two home runs to the Washington Nationals in his season debut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Francis put eight baserunners on across 5.1 innings pitched against the New York Mets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis is lucky that the latter didn&#8217;t come back to bite him, however, as he was able to get New York to ground out into a pair of double plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orioles have been very mediocre to start the 2025 campaign, but a lineup featuring Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Cedric Mullins, Tyler O&#8217;Neill and Ryan Mountcastle is liable to go off at any given time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis only lasted five innings in his lone start against the Orioles in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blue Jays vs. Orioles picks made at 11:01 a.m. ET on 04\/11\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays open their latest series against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. The pregame narrative: Rain washed out Friday&#8217;s contest between these two squads, and I&#8217;m expecting a thunderous performance from George Springer. Conversely, Bowden Francis is a solid fade candidate against a loaded Baltimore lineup capable of popping off. 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