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4:07 p.m. ET: Toronto Blue Jays (-195, 8.5) at Oakland Athletics
The Blue Jays (75-62) just took two of three at the Rockies, winning Sunday's Interleague series finale 7-5 as -245 road favorites. Meanwhile, the Athletics (42-95) just swept the Angels at home, winning 10-6 on Sunday as +115 home dogs. In this late afternoon series opener, the Blue Jays start righty Jose Berrios (9-10, 3.70 ERA) and the Athletics send out lefty Ken Waldichuk (2-7, 5.92 ERA). This line opened with Toronto listed as a -190 road favorite and Oakland a +155 home dog. Pros are laying the wood with the Blue Jays, driving Toronto up from -190 to -195. The Blue Jays are receiving 86% of bets and 94% of money, indicating heavy support from both public and sharp bettors. AL East favorites playing teams outside the division are 213-123 (63%) this season. Teams who made the playoffs the previous season are 47-10 (83%) against Oakland, generating a 19% ROI. The Blue Jays have a big edge at the plate (hitting .261 vs .224) and on the mound (team ERA 3.72 vs 5.64). The Athletics are 41-93 (31%) as a dog, 23-45 (34%) at home, 29-69 (30%) against righties and just 7-22 (24%) against the AL East. Berrios led the Jays to as 7-3 win over Oakland back on June 24th, giving up two earned runs over 6 innings while striking out 8. The Jays also enjoy a motivational edge, sitting 1.5-games back in the AL Wild Card race while the Athletics have already been eliminated from playoff contention.
9:38 p.m. ET: Baltimore Orioles (-180, 9) at Los Angeles Angels
The Orioles (85-51) just took two of three at the Diamondbacks, winning Sunday's series finale 8-5 as +120 road dogs. Meanwhile, the Angels (64-73) have lost six of their last seven games and just got swept at the Athletics, losing 10-6 on Sunday as -130 road favorites. In tonight's series opener, Baltimore hands the ball to righty Grayson Rodriguez (4-3, 5.03 ERA) and Los Angeles counters with lefty Kenny Rosenberg (0-0, 6.43 ERA). This line opened with the Orioles listed as a -175 road favorite and the Angels a +145 home dog. Pros are laying the chalk with Baltimore, steaming the Orioles up from -175 to -180. Baltimore is receiving 86% of bets and 93% of money, signaling lopsided support from both Pro and Joe bettors. Non-division road favorites off a win are 169-116 (59%) this season. AL East favorites playing teams outside the division are 213-123 (63%). The Orioles are 46-20 (70%) as a favorite, including 16-5 (76%) as a road favorite. Baltimore has the better bats (hitting .256 vs .249) and superior pitching (team ERA 4.04 vs 4.73). The Orioles are 28-15 (65%) against lefties and 43-25 (63%) on the road, the most profitable road team in MLB. Rodriguez posted a 2.64 ERA in five August starts. He has also been better on the road (4.29 ERA) than at home (5.65). Baltimore also enjoys a motivational edge, as the Orioles lead the AL East by 2.5-games over Tampa Bay while the Angels are 12.5-games back in the AL Wild Card and just cleaned house by waiving several players.