The Toronto Blue Jays (+143) are playing the New York Yankees (-159) at 1:05 PM EDT today. The run total is set at 9.0.
The Bronx Bombers will send offseason acquisition Corey Kluber to the mound, while the Blue Jays will counter with Ross Stripling. Chilly weather is in the forecast with temperatures expected to hover around 50 degrees.
The Yankees will look to secure their first victory, and the performances of both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton will unquestionably be instrumental to their success. In Game 1 of the series, Judge and Stanton went a combined 1-10 with 5 strikeouts.
The Blue Jays are relying on their up and coming superstars in Cavan Biggio, Vlad Guerrero Jr., and Bo Bichette. Some of the Las Vegas experts truly believe that the Blue Jays will pose the biggest threat to the Yankees in the American League East this season. Another interesting note – though this game is being played at Yankee Stadium, the Blue Jays are not expected to return to their home stadium, the Rogers Centre, until late May at the earliest due to Covid-19 restrictions in Canada. Their home games up until that point will be played at their spring training site in Florida.
It is hard to see the Yankees losing 2 in a row to start the season, but with an aging, grizzled veteran in Corey Kluber, the pitching matchup is not necessarily in their favor. As a result, we like the Over 9.0 for this contest.