Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/07/2023

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Astros +120, Blue Jays -140; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Astros +120, Blue Jays -140; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Astros +120, Blue Jays -140; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Houston Astros:  36-24 (2nd place, AL West)

Toronto Blue Jays:  33-28 (4th place, AL East)

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Houston Astros:  7-3 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  7-3 last 10

The Astros are entering this game off of a win in their last game and won their 4-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 36-24 record overall and have a road record of 18-10. This is the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Blue Jays on Wednesday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 16th in the MLB with a .724 OPS. Hunter Brown is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Ronel Blanco is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA this season. His team lost 5 of their last 6 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 5 Ks on 7 hits through 5.1 IP against the LA Angels.

The Blue Jays are entering this game off of a loss in their last game but completed the sweep 3-0 in their 3-game series against the New York Mets in their last series. They enter this game with a 33-28 record overall and have a home record of 15-11. This is the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Astros on Wednesday with the 2nd game of this series still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .758 OPS. Kevin Gausman is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Chris Bassitt is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 6-4 with a 3.41 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 0 BB with 8 strikeouts on 3 hits through 7.2 innings played against the New York Mets.

The current betting odds have the Blue Jays listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Blue Jays have been playing really well over the last week as they are starting to get hot now and need to go on a big run to stay relevant in this really tough division. Their offense has been getting hot in their games but their pitching has also been a lot better and that is going to help with this Astros offense not performing well this season. The Astros offense is in the bottom half of the league right now and they are going to struggle more with Bassitt starting for the Jays as he has been getting a lot better in his starts lately and hasn't been giving up many runs. The Astros have been pitching really well all year as that has been their strength over their offense but they have Blanco starting in this game and even though he hasn't been giving up a ton of runs in his starts, he is still giving up runs in each start and the team hasn't had a lot of success with him starting lately either. The Jays will be able to take advantage of the way he has been pitching lately and the Jays will put some runs up on the board here while the Astros struggle to lean on their pitching in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game.

Astros Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 7, 2023 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 9 Astros 4.

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Houston Astros: 21-9 (+10.5 units) on the moneyline when the total is 8.5 to 10. 18-10 (+8.2 units) on the moneyline in road games. 9-2 UNDER when the total is 9 to 9.5. 10-5 UNDER as an underdog of +125 to +175.

Toronto Blue Jays: 22-19 (-6.5 units) on the moneyline as a favorite of -110 or higher. 38-38 (-14.7 units) on the moneyline against AL West opponents. 9-5 UNDER at home when the total is 9 to 9.5. CHRIS BASSITT is 17-7 UNDER as a home favorite of -125 to -175.

Houston Astros:  J. Altuve (2B) Prob Wed - Oblique. M. Brantley (DH) Mid June - Shoulder. J. Urquidy (SP) Late June - Shoulder. L. McCullers Jr. (SP) Mid July - Elbow. L. Garcia (SP) out for season - Elbow.

Toronto Blue Jays:  C. Bassitt (SP) Out indefinitely - Personal. D. Jansen (C) Mid June - Groin. M. White (SP) Mid June - Elbow. S. Espinal (2B) Mid June - Hamstring. Z. Pop (RP) Mid June - Hamstring. C. Green (RP) Late July - Elbow. H. Ryu (SP) Mid July - Elbow.

“Bielak took us deep into the game. We were trying to get him into the seventh so we didn’t have to go through too much of our bullpen.” - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Blue Jays in their game on Monday.

“I think so. When I say that everything is on the table, yeah, everything is. We’re just trying to help him get back to the caliber of pitcher that he was.” - John Schneider after his team’s loss against the Astros in their game on Monday.

Mauricio Dubon (R) 2B

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Corey Julks (R) LF

Yainer Diaz (R) C

Jake Meyers (R) CF

George Springer (R) DH

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Daulton Varsho (L) LF

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Cavan Biggio (L) RF

Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

Batting Average:  Mauricio Dubon (.290)

Hits:  Kyle Tucker (59)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (16)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (53)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (8)

Wins:  Cristian Javier (7)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (11)

ERA:  Hector Neris (1.13)

Batting Average:  Ernie Clement (.400)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (87)

Home Runs:  Bo Bichette (12)

RBI:  Bo Bichette (40)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (16)

Wins:  Yusei Kikuchi (6)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (15)

ERA:  Thomas Hatch (0.00)

Managers:

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (4th season)

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (2nd season)