Our MLB expert breaks down his top play and prediction for today’s slate of games below! Find out the pick @McBetss is eyeing tonight.
Royals vs. Blue Jays Betting Preview
7:05 p.m. ET
Happy Friday to you all! Yesterday the biggest favorite of the MLB season lost 3-1. The Kansas City Royals Triple-A team beat the Toronto Blue Jays as +300 dogs. Will the Royals be able to pull off back-to-back upsets?
The Blue Jays should be very embarrassed after yesterday’s debacle, and I expect them to bounce back in a big way today. The Royals had an excellent pitching performance yesterday, but today they will send out Zack Greinke, who is 3-5 on the year with a 4.52 ERA.
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Greinke has been a stud at home, but he sports a 7.46 ERA on the road. I do not think this is a good recipe for the Royals with Greinke on the road and a frustrated Blue Jays team. We could see the Blue Jays score five quick runs tonight!
The Royals will face Alek Manoah, who is 9-4 with a 2.34 ERA. Manoah has looked great since joining the MLB last year.
He already carved up the Royals this year, so I do not think he will have any problems with their Triple-A team today.
The Blue Jays do not have a good bullpen, so I am not going to even mess with the bullpens today. I am taking the Blue Jays First Five innings and expect a 3-0 or 4-0 score after five. If you can’t split your first five innings bet on -0.5 and -1.5, then take the -1.5!
Royals vs. Blue Jays Pick: Blue Jays F5 -1 | -145 at BetMGM