Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Toronto Blue Jays and the Minnesota Twins will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Target Field. The Blue Jays will trot Ricky Romero out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Romero has a 13-9 record and a 3.79 ERA this season. The Twins will counter Romero with Carl Pavano. Righthander Pavano has a 3.83 ERA to go along with a 17-11 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jose Bautista launched two homers and drove in five runs to propel the Blue Jays past the Twins 13-2 on Thursday. The Blue Jays won that game as +145 underdogs, while the 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8). Edwin Encarnacion also hit two home runs for the Blue Jays. Case Jannsen tossed just over one inning of relief for the win. Francisco Liriano gave up six hits and five runs over 5 1-3 innings in the Twins loss. Current streak: Team records: Minnesota: 93-66 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 3-7 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 6-4 After playing Toronto are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota Toronto is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road Minnesota is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto Minnesota is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto Next up: YouTube betting videos and sports betting podcasts are all part of the sports betting information on the OffshoreInsiders.com Network. |