Yankees vs Blue Jays Prediction, Odds & Player Prop Bets Today – MLB, Aug 16

Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gestures after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Boston.
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The New York Yankees (+105) visit Rogers Centre to take on the Toronto Blue Jays (-125) on August 16, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 1:37 pm in Toronto, ON.

This season, the Yankees are 68-55 against the spread (ATS), while the Blue Jays are 63-61 ATS.

Yankees vs Blue Jays Starting Pitchers Today:

  • Yankees starting pitcher: Ryan Weathers 5-7, 3.70 ERA
  • Blue Jays starting pitcher: Dylan Cease 7-5, 2.41 ERA

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

SpreadOver / UnderMoneyline
Yankees-1.5 +175O 7 -130+105
Blue Jays +1.5 -235U 7 +100-125

Yankees vs Blue Jays Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Blue Jays will win Sunday‘s MLB game with 52.6% 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 Yankees players for Sunday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Yankees Player Prop Bets Today:

  • Ben Rice has hit the Hits Under in 13 of his last 20 games (+14.50 Units / 73% ROI)
  • Spencer Jones has hit the Home Runs Over in 3 of his last 7 away games (+14.20 Units / 203% ROI)
  • Heliot Ramos has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 17 of his last 20 games (+14.20 Units / 62% ROI)
  • Heliot Ramos has hit the Runs Under in 17 of his last 20 games (+12.90 Units / 41% ROI)
  • Heliot Ramos has hit the Total Bases Under in 17 of his last 20 games (+12.15 Units / 36% ROI)

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

Best Blue Jays Player Prop Best Bets Today:

  • Alejandro Kirk has hit the Hits Over in 17 of his last 20 games at home (+11.15 Units / 28% ROI)
  • Andres Gimenez has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Over in 12 of his last 15 games (+10.45 Units / 55% ROI)
  • Alejandro Kirk has hit the Runs Under in 20 of his last 25 games (+9.85 Units / 20% ROI)
  • Alejandro Kirk has hit the Singles Over in 15 of his last 20 games at home (+9.50 Units / 43% ROI)
  • Ernie Clement has hit the Total Bases Under in his last 9 games at home (+9.00 Units / 55% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Team Total Under in 36 of their last 50 games (+20.00 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the Game Total Under in 33 of their last 50 games (+14.50 Units / 26% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 33 of their last 50 games (+13.65 Units / 22% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 8 of their last 16 away games (+5.60 Units / 26% ROI)
  • The New York Yankees have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 6 of their last 8 away games (+3.75 Units / 38% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 32 of their last 45 games at home (+17.95 Units / 33% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Moneyline in 13 of their last 19 games (+10.75 Units / 50% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Team Total Under in 16 of their last 21 games at home (+9.90 Units / 38% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have covered the Run Line in 13 of their last 17 games (+9.25 Units / 45% ROI)
  • The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Game Total Under in 14 of their last 20 games at home (+7.50 Units / 35% ROI)

Yankees Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Yankees are 57-65 against the Run Line (-2.85 Units / -2.06% ROI).

  • 68-55 when betting on the Moneyline for -10.7 Units / -5.9% ROI
  • 51-68 when betting on the total runs Over for -24.35 Units / -17.92% ROI
  • 68-51 when betting on the total runs Under for +12.05 Units / 8.94% ROI

Blue Jays Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Blue Jays are 63-61 against the Run Line (-3.75 Units / -2.31% ROI).

  • 61-64 when betting on the Moneyline for -10.45 Units / -6.77% ROI
  • 61-61 when betting on the total runs Over for -6 Units / -4.36% ROI
  • 61-61 when betting on the total runs Under for -5.75 Units / -4.19% ROI

Blue Jays vs Yankees Home Run Prop Bets Today

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Ben Rice +310
Kazuma Okamoto +340
Trent Grisham +375
Charles McAdoo +390
Luis Garcia Jr. +390

Blue Jays vs Yankees Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Ernie Clement 0.5 -235 0.5 +175
Brett Bateman 0.5 -220 0.5 +160
Alejandro Kirk 0.5 -210 0.5 +155
Luis Garcia Jr. 0.5 -210 0.5 +155
Charles McAdoo 0.5 -190 0.5 +140

Blue Jays vs Yankees Strikeout Prop Bets Today

Over Under
Luis Garcia Jr. 0.5 -225 0.5 +165
George Springer 0.5 -200 0.5 +150
Daz Cameron 0.5 -185 0.5 +135
Brett Bateman 0.5 -185 0.5 +135
Andres Gimenez 0.5 -155 0.5 +115

Yankees Keys to the Game vs. the Blue Jays

The Yankees were 48-10 (.828) when they scored in the first inning in the 2024 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .641.

The Yankees were 94-68 (.580) in the 2025 season — tied for 3rd best in MLB; League Avg: .500.

The Yankees were 76-4 (.950) when leading entering the 7th inning in the 2024 season — 2nd best in MLB; League Avg: .856.

The Yankees were just 4-55 (.068) when trailing entering the 8th inning in the 2024 season — 5th lowest in MLB; League Avg: .100.

Blue Jays Keys to the Game vs. the Yankees

The Blue Jays are 8-3 (.727) when allowing 5 or more extra base hits this season — 3rd best in MLB.

The Blue Jays are 8-3 (.727) this season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Blue Jays are 8-3 (.727) since the 2025 season — 2nd best in MLB.

The Blue Jays were 12-53 (.185) when trailing entering the 8th inning in the 2025 season — best in MLB; League Avg: .090.

The Yankees are batting just .124 on pitches out of the zone this season — 2nd lowest in MLB.

Yankees hitters have drawn walks in 12% of their PA’s when facing the starting pitcher for the 3rd time in a game this season — best in MLB.

Yankees hitters have an OBP of just .224 (2,509 PA’s) with two-strikes this season — lowest in MLB.

The Yankees are batting just .147 with two-strikes this season — lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays hitters are slugging just .334 against LHP this season — lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays hitters have an OBP of just .304 (4,647 PA’s) this season — lowest in MLB.

The Blue Jays are batting just .218 against LHP this season — tied for lowest in MLB.

Blue Jays hitters have an OPS of just .626 (1,338 PA’s) against LHP this season — lowest in MLB.

Opponents have a groundball rate of 46% against Yankees pitchers this season — 2nd highest in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have an ERA of 2.98 (570.2 IP) on the road this season — best in MLB.

Yankees pitchers have a strikeout rate of 24% this season — 5th best in MLB.

The Yankees have allowed 3.42 runs per game (222/65) on the road this season — best in MLB.

The Blue Jays pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of just 87.8 MPH this season (3,065 balls in play) — 2nd best in MLB

Blue Jays pitchers have allowed an average Exit Velocity of 87.8 MPH (3,065 batted balls) this season — 2nd best 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 their opponents to score first in 53% of their games on the road this season — tied for 3rd highest in MLB.

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