Athletics vs. Blue Jays Prediction: Close Contest Projected After New Data Released for Friday's MLB Game [8/9/2024]

The Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics will lock horns in MLB action at Rogers Centre on Friday, starting at 7:07PM ET.

José Berríos (9-9, 4.11 ERA) will get the ball for the Blue Jays, up against Mitch Spence (7-7, 4.40 ERA) for the Athletics.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced MLB model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects the Blue Jays as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Athletics-Blue Jays game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict the Blue Jays' chance of winning is 56% , while the Athletics' is 44%."

A's vs. Blue Jays Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's MLB matchup between the Blue Jays and Athletics at Rogers Centre is scheduled to start at 7:07PM ET.

• Who: Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays
• Date: Friday, August 9, 2024
• Time: 7:07PM ET/4:07PM PT
• Venue: Rogers Centre
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Athletics vs. Blue Jays matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Athletics vs. Blue Jays Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Run Line?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's MLB matchup between the Athletics and Blue Jays 10,000 times as part of our MLB picks coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives the Blue Jays a 56% chance of defeating the Athletics.

According to our model, the Athletics (+1.5) have a 61% chance of covering the run line, while the over/under total of 9 runs has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 11:28PM, Aug 9

Moneyline

Over / Under

Run Line

Athletics

Win %

43%

57%

+140

-155

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Blue Jays

Athletics OAK

+140

Win %

43%

57%

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Blue Jays TOR

-155

Mitch Spence 7-7, 4.40 ERA

José Berríos 9-9, 4.11 ERA

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Athletics vs. Blue Jays Odds [8/9/2024]

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Athletics vs. Blue Jays Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Athletics vs. Blue Jays matchup is on the over/under.

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Conclusion

We predict the Blue Jays, with a 56% win probability, will likely beat the Athletics on Friday.

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