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MLB Odds: Sorry Orioles, Blue Jays Will Step All Over To Clinch Division

Written by on September 28, 2015

It’s only as we enter the final week of the season that we seem to remember just how long that season actually is. We all forget that some of the teams who look great now didn’t look so strong to start the year. That is certainly something that can be said about the Toronto Blue Jays, who have turned a weak first half of MLB odds into a blisteringly brilliant second. They will head to Baltimore to face the Orioles on Tuesday as they look to wrap up the AL East.

Blue Jays vs Orioles: MLB Odds and Game Preview

Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Time: 7:05PM Venue: Camden Yards Opening Line: Blue Jays -134 There has been no team better than the Toronto Blue Jays (90-65) since the trade deadline. It’s hard to believe that this team was just 2 games above .500 when August began, which all just goes to show how things can change dramatically when management makes all the right deals at the right time. Every single player on this team has stepped up, and the Jays are now looking like the team to beat heading into the postseason. It is their power from top to bottom that has to be most frightening to potential opponents, and it’s all the more terrifying when you consider that Troy Tulowitzki is still on the DL right now. The Jay went 5-1 last week, and finished things off in fin style with a sweep of the Orioles. They head into this series having won 4 straight to put a stranglehold on the division with a 4-game lead. Marcus Stroman (3-0, 1.89 ERA) has been as good as the numbers suggest since coming off the DL. Marcus-Stroman It was a Jekyll and Hyde week for the Baltimore Orioles (76-79), as they went from being brilliant to horrific over the space of a couple of days. They got the week started by taking 3 straight from the Washington Nationals, and pretty much killing their playoff hopes in the process. They then followed that up by being swept by the Boston Red Sox. To make matters worse, the O’s didn’t even muster a single run in that last series. It has been this sort of inconsistency that has plagued Baltimore all year, making it tough to gauge what sort of team they really have here. Miguel Gonzalez (9-11, 4.85 ERA) will get the start for the Orioles. miguel-gonzalez

Key Betting Trends

Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Toronto is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 13 of Toronto’s last 18 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing Baltimore Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 6 games Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore’s last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing Toronto Baltimore is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto

So, What Should You Bet On?

The Jays will want to have this division title clinched as quickly as possible, and that is bad news for the Orioles. I expect Toronto to steamroll their way through this series, which of course would mean a win in this game.