New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Betting Odds

Opening Moneyline Odds: A.J. Burnett (-130) vs. Brett Cecil (+120) at Sportsbook.com

The New York Yankees travel to the Rogers Centre in Toronto for a three game weekend series against the Blue Jays starting tonight with game one at 7:07 P.M.

New York is starting to get into mid season form which spells bad news for the rest of the AL East. They are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games and have won five straight. They trail Tampa Bay by just two games with an overall record of 34-20. They have a 15-13 record on the road SU and are 29-17 ATS as the favorite. Against the over/under line they have gone 30-21-3. Four of the previous five games these two teams have played in Toronto have gone over.

A.J. Burnett will be on the mound tonight for the Yankees. In 11 starts this season he has gone 6-2 with a 3.28 ERA. In his last outing he went eight full innings giving up just five hits and one earned run to get the win. Lifetime against Toronto he is 2-1 with an ERA of 3.34.

The Yankees continue to lead the league in hitting with a team batting average of .288. They also lead in runs scored with 307. Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez lead the team with 43 RBI's. Cano leads the team with 79 hits and 12 HR's.

So far, Toronto has held their own in the very competitive AL East, going 6-4 SU in their last 10 to remain 5 ½ games in back of Tampa Bay. They have actually been a slightly better road team and are just two games over .500 at home with a record of 15-13. They are 16-16 ATS as a dog and are 3-2 SU against the Yankees in their last five meetings.

Left hander Brett Cecil will get the start tonight for the Blue Jays. In eight previous starts this season he is 5-2 with a 3.81 ERA. He looked sharp in his last outing against the Orioles, going eight full innings while giving up just four hits and two earned runs to get the win. In two lifetime starts against New York he is 0-1 with an 11.25 ERA.

Toronto's bats have struggled at times this season and with a team average of just .248 they are currently ranked 10th in the AL. Despite this, they continue to find ways to score runs as they rank third in the league with 283. Jose Bautista leads the team with 42 RBI's and 16 HR's with Vernon Wells close behind with 37 RBI's and 13 HR's.

Rankin's Game Bet
The Blue Jays have struggled against this team at home; losing six out of their eight previous meetings, tonight's pitching matchup clearly favors Burnett, and New York comes into this game on a roll. All this adds up to a win tonight for the Yankees. Take the Yankees -130 at 5Dimes