Royals vs Blue Jays Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 27

Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. plays against the Boston Red Sox during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Boston.
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The Kansas City Royals (-110) visit Rogers Centre to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (-110) on August 27, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 pm in Toronto, ON.

This season, the Royals are 59-75 against the spread (ATS), while the Blue Jays are 67-66 ATS.

Royals vs Blue Jays Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Royals starting pitcher: Noah Cameron 8-8, 4.00 ERA
  • Blue Jays starting pitcher: Spencer Arrighetti 7-6, 4.77 ERA

Royals vs. Blue Jays Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Royals-1.5 +145O 8.5 -120-110
Blue Jays +1.5 -175U 8.5 +100-110

Royals vs Blue Jays Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Blue Jays will win Thursday‘s MLB game with 52.5% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.


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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for Royals players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Royals Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Kyle Isbel has hit the Home Runs Over in 2 of his last 5 games (+26.00 Units / 520% ROI)
  • Nick Loftin has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 16 of his last 20 games (+11.80 Units / 44% ROI)
  • Bobby Witt Jr. has hit the Hits Under in 19 of his last 25 away games (+11.55 Units / 24% ROI)
  • Salvador Perez has hit the Runs Under in 20 of his last 25 away games (+10.60 Units / 23% ROI)
  • Carter Jensen has hit the Singles Under in 16 of his last 20 away games (+9.45 Units / 30% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Blue Jays players for Thursday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Blue Jays Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit the RBIs Under in 23 of his last 25 games at home (+18.35 Units / 32% ROI)
  • Alejandro Kirk has hit the Hits Over in 22 of his last 25 games (+15.20 Units / 29% ROI)
  • Alejandro Kirk has hit the Singles Over in 20 of his last 25 games (+13.90 Units / 47% ROI)
  • Alejandro Kirk has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 10 games (+12.50 Units / 125% ROI)
  • Ernie Clement has hit the Total Bases Under in his last 10 games at home (+10.00 Units / 53% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the Team Total Under in 31 of their last 50 away games (+10.35 Units / 18% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have covered the Run Line in 22 of their last 35 games (+10.10 Units / 23% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the Game Total Under in 14 of their last 21 away games (+8.55 Units / 37% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the Moneyline in 9 of their last 10 games (+8.15 Units / 62% ROI)
  • The Kansas City Royals have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 16 of their last 23 away games (+7.50 Units / 25% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 32 of their last 45 games at home (+17.50 Units / 32% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Team Total Under in 19 of their last 24 games at home (+12.90 Units / 43% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Moneyline in 18 of their last 30 games (+9.75 Units / 29% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Game Total Under in 15 of their last 23 games at home (+7.50 Units / 30% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have covered the Run Line in 19 of their last 30 games (+6.55 Units / 17% ROI)

Royals Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Royals are 64-65 against the Run Line (-16.95 Units / -9.24% ROI).

  • 59-75 when betting on the Moneyline for -15.95 Units / -10.64% ROI
  • 60-69 when betting on the total runs Over for -15.75 Units / -10.65% ROI
  • 69-60 when betting on the total runs Under for +3.7 Units / 2.52% ROI

Blue Jays Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Blue Jays are 67-66 against the Run Line (-5.7 Units / -3.27% ROI).

  • 65-69 when betting on the Moneyline for -11.45 Units / -6.96% ROI
  • 66-64 when betting on the total runs Over for -4.2 Units / -2.85% ROI
  • 64-66 when betting on the total runs Under for -8.1 Units / -5.5% ROI

Blue Jays vs Royals Home Run Prop Bets Today

Yes
Kazuma Okamoto +333
Jac Caglianone +375
Salvador Perez +400
Bobby Witt Jr. +400
Vinnie Pasquantino +425

Blue Jays vs Royals Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Bobby Witt Jr. 0.5 -275 0.5 +190
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Brett Bateman 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Ernie Clement 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Alejandro Kirk 0.5 -220 0.5 +165

Blue Jays vs Royals Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Kazuma Okamoto 0.5 -275 0.5 +195
Isaac Collins 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
Daz Cameron 0.5 -190 0.5 +140
Salvador Perez 0.5 -190 0.5 +140
Bobby Witt Jr. 0.5 -185 0.5 +135

Royals Keys to the Game vs. the Blue Jays

The Royals are just 23-45 (.338) on the road this season — tied for lowest in MLB.

The Royals are just 49-8 (.860) when leading entering the 9th inning this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

The Royals are just 7-29 (.194) when allowing 2 or more home runs this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

The Royals are just 46-11 (.807) when leading entering the 8th inning this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays Keys to the Game vs. the Royals

The Blue Jays are just 9-31 (.225) when their opponents score in the first inning this season — lowest in MLB.

The Blue Jays are just 7-48 (.127) when allowing 5 or more runs this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Blue Jays are just 15-15 (.500) when they’ve scored in the first inning this season — tied for 3rd lowest in MLB.

The Blue Jays are 19-109 (.148) when trailing entering the 8th inning since the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB.

Royals hitters have an OBP of just .297 (2,566 PA’s) on the road this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

The Royals have scored 3.54 runs per game (241/68) on the road this season — lowest in MLB.

The Royals have a winning percentage of just 34% on the road this season — tied for lowest in MLB.

Royals hitters have an OPS of just .659 (2,566 PA’s) on the road this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays hitters have struck out in just 19% of their PA’s against RHP this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Blue Jays hitters have drawn walks in 7% of their PA’s against RHP this season — lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays hitters are slugging just .492 in non-two strike counts this season — lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays hitters have an OPS of just .641 (1,453 PA’s) against LHP this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 19% this season — 3rd lowest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 38% with two-strikes this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Royals pitchers have a strikeout rate of just 18% in late innings this season — lowest in MLB.

Opponents have a miss rate of just 23% against Royals pitchers this season — 5th lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 87.8 MPH (3,121 batted balls) this season — 2nd best in MLB.

Blue Jays pitchers have 213 three-pitch strikeouts this season — 5th most in MLB.

The Blue Jays pitchers have allowed their opponents to score first in 58% of their games this season — 3rd highest in MLB.

The Blue Jays pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of just 87.8 MPH this season (3,121 balls in play) — 2nd best in MLB

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