Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Toronto Blue Jays will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Thursday when they take on the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Shaun Marcum will be the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays on this day. Righthander Marcum is 7-3 this season with a 3.14 ERA. Marcum's opponent in this one will be Justin Masterson. The Indians righthander has a 5.21 ERA to go along with a 2-7 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Shin-Soo Choo and Matt LaPorta went deep as the Indians defeated the Blue Jays 3-1 on Wednesday. The Indians won that game as +110 underdogs, while the teams played UNDER the posted over/under (10) set by sportsbooks. Aaron Laffey pitched six innings for the win, and Chris Perez turned away the side in the ninth for his seventh save. Jesse Litsch gave up four hits and two runs over six innings in the Blue Jays loss. Current streak: Team records: Cleveland: 30-47 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Cleveland are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Thursday are 4-6 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Toronto are 5-5 After a win are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Toronto is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Cleveland is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Toronto Cleveland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games Next up: Rest assured for those bettors who only purchase Stevie Vincent when he has Level 5 plays, you are doing yourself a gross disservice. Flat out his Level 2, 3 and 4 plays always have and always will win at a much higher rate than Game of the Month or Game of the Year plays elsewhere. He is part of OffshoreInsiders.com
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