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Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cleveland Guardians
The fans at Progressive Field will be treated to a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Guardians when they take their seats on Thursday.
Kevin Gausman will be the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays on this day. Right hander Gausman is 5-6 this season with a 4.60 ERA.
It'll be Tanner Bibee toeing the rubber for the Guardians in this contest. Right hander Bibee is 4-7 with a 3.86 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Blue Jays as -111-moneyline favorites versus the Guardians, while the game's total opened at 8.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 5-4 winner as they battled the Blue Jays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Guardians at -120 were rewarded, while the 9 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 5-4 result against the Guardians on June 25. Bettors who backed the Guardians at -120 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (9) sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Toronto:
Team record: 42-37 SU
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Toronto's last 24 games
Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Cleveland:
Team record: 40-37 SU
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Toronto at Boston Friday, June 27
Cleveland home to St. Louis Friday, June 27