MLB Betting: Yankees vs Blue Jays

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The New York Yankees will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The Yankees will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander AJ Burnett in this game. Burnett has a 6-2 record and a 3.28 ERA this season. The Blue Jays will counter Burnett with Brett Cecil. Lefthander Cecil has a 3.81 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Yankees defeated Baltimore 6-3 as a -300 favorite on Thursday. The nine runs scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (9). Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run home run for New York and Brett Gardner hit a solo homer in the win. The Blue Jays lost 7-3 to the Rays in the series rubber match last time out, as a -110 pick'em. That game's 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks. Shaun Marcum scattered 10 hits and five runs over 8 1-3 innings in the loss for the Blue Jays. Current streak: New York has won 5 straight games. Toronto has lost 2 straight games. Team records: New York: 34-20 SU Toronto: 31-24 SU New York most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 10-0 After a win are 5-5 Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto NY Yankees are 12-5 SU in their last 17 games when playing Toronto The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees Toronto is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games Next up: Toronto home to NY Yankees, Saturday, June 5 Those who bet totals always wager with Stevie Vincent as mastering over/under has been his forte for years and no sports handicapper comes close.