Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/3/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-102) Toronto (-116)

The Toronto Blue Jays (38-46) are welcoming the Houston Astros (43-41) at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Houston at -102 and Toronto is priced at -116. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Ronel Blanco and Yusei Kikuchi.

Houston is slugging .423 and have been called out on strikes 575 times, while drawing a walk on 234 occasions. They have 374 runs batted in and 761 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .264. The Astros have recorded 142 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 99 baseballs out of the stadium. They have racked up 391 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .322. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.7 runs per game, which ranks them 11th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1637.58 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 2.46. Astros pitchers have allowed 0 home runs in addition to 0 runs (30th in baseball). Houston has given up 575 hits (22.1 per 9 innings) and 0 earned runs. The Astros have an ERA of 391.00 for the year (19th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,220 batters. They have walked 1 opposing batters and their FIP is 567.00 as a unit so far this year.

The Astros bullpen have a save percentage of 58.1% and has entered the game in 77 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 66 base runners this year with 25.8% of those players crossed the plate. Astros relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 46 times and also have had 76 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 267 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have racked up 46 holds for the season (14th in MLB). They have recorded 18 saves this season and have not converted 13 out of their 31 chances to get a save.

The Astros have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,717 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. The Houston Astros have 2,239 putouts this season, in addition to 716 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which has them ranked 3rd in MLB, and have a total of 65 double plays.

Blanco (10-4 career record) holds a FIP of 3.35 while facing 617 hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 111 hits (6.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 69 free passes. His ERA is 3.40 (56 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.215. Blanco has pitched in 148 frames and has tallied 143 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accumulated an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .235 this season. They have been rung up on 610 occasions (27th in the league) and are sitting with 650 base hits. Toronto has accounted for 76 home runs so far this season and 318 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a SLG% of .374 and they score 4.00 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have hit 139 doubles, while walking 282 times as well as notching 336 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 2.166 and have a FIP of 567.00 as a staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (1,035 strikeouts vs 1 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 5th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 610. They have given up 0 home runs and they yield 0.01 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 0 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 0.01 (0 earned runs surrendered).

With 78 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 48 holds and 10 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 28 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 82 occasions with runners on. Toronto bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% of 119 inherited base runners. They sit at 14th in MLB holding a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 283 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

In their 6,639 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (15th in pro baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in baseball). The Blue Jays have racked up 727 assists, 48 errors and have a tally of 2,213 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Kikuchi has surrendered 734 base knocks while he has tallied 724 punch outs in 721 innings pitched. He has allowed 373 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.376 and a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.80 and he has faced 3,110 opposing batters thus far in his career. Kikuchi (36-45 career record) holds a 4.65 ERA while conceding 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (-116)

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