{"id":362307,"date":"2025-08-10T10:19:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=362307"},"modified":"2025-08-10T10:19:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:19:19","slug":"blue-jays-vs-dodgers-best-bets-august-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/blue-jays-vs-dodgers-best-bets-august-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs. Dodgers best bets Aug. 10: Back Toronto behind Daulton Varsho at plus money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays look to avoid being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Last night&#8217;s contest wasn&#8217;t close, with L.A. winning 9-1. Eric Lauer has been fantastic for the Jays, and he will be tasked with shutting down the Dodgers in this series finale between two division leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Blue Jays best bets vs. the Dodgers for Aug. 10, featuring prop bets on Daulton Varsho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Jays best bets vs. Dodgers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/baseball\/competitions\/10065\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\"><strong>MLB player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\"><strong>MLB standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Blue Jays ML (+155)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it&#8217;s time Toronto gets one back in this series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with a less important but still interesting stat. The Dodgers haven&#8217;t swept a team since July 1-3 when they played the Chicago White Sox. That&#8217;s nine straight series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more important is that the Blue Jays arguably have their best arm on the mound today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lauer has been a great addition for Toronto. He started the season in the bullpen, but has more than earned his spot in the rotation after 61.1 innings as a starter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3.08 ERA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9.1 K\/9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.4 walk rate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Those are elite starter numbers, and it hasn&#8217;t been a fluke. According to Baseball Savant, his 3.01 xERA sits right around his actual ERA and ranks in the 87th percentile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L.A. doesn&#8217;t have a weak spot in its rotation, so another strong arm will be opposite the Toronto bats on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I have my concerns with Tyler Glasnow. He has a 12th percentile walk rate (12.0%), a first percentile chase rate (20.2%) and can be susceptible to home runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That sounds like a dangerous recipe against an elite Jays&#8217; offence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glasnow has allowed four home runs over his last three starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Lauer has a 2.83 ERA over his past 10 starts. The Jays went 8-2 in those games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Varsho over 0.5 bases (-110):<\/strong> This is simply too good a price to pass up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Varsho went 0-for-4 yesterday but had to deal with a lefty on the mound in Blake Snell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the outfielder is the prime example of a guy who enjoys a platoon advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vs. LHPs: .200 average (.200 SLG)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vs. RHPs: .247 average (.708 SLG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To put it in perspective, 18 of his 22 hits against right-handed pitchers have gone for extra bases (11 home runs). No, that isn&#8217;t a typo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, he&#8217;s cleared this line in five of his last seven games and is batting .391 during that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The matchup is irrelevant right now. If he&#8217;s up against a righty, I want in on Varsho, and he should see Glasnow at least a few times this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Blue Jays best bets made at 10:17 a.m. ET on 08\/10\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays look to avoid being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. The pregame narrative: Last night&#8217;s contest wasn&#8217;t close, with L.A. winning 9-1. Eric Lauer has been fantastic for the Jays, and he will be tasked with shutting down the Dodgers in this series finale between two division leaders. 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