Courtesy of OddsShark.com: A winning streak will be on the line for the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday when they battle the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. Righthander Shaun Marcum will take the mound for the Blue Jays to start this game. Marcum is 13-8 this season with a 3.63 ERA. The Twins will counter Marcum with Brian Duensing. Lefthander Duensing has a 2.79 ERA to go along with a 7-2 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Edwin Encarnacion launched a three-run homer and drove in four runs to power the Blue Jays in a 6-3 win over the Twins on Friday. The Blue Jays won the game as +115 underdogs, while the nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks. Ricky Romero tossed eight innings for the win, and Kevin Gregg secured the victory with his 37th save. Jesse Crain gave up four runs in relief and was saddled with the loss. Current streak: Team records: Minnesota: 93-67 SU Toronto most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Minnesota are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 8-2 After a win are 7-3 Minnesota most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 6-4 After playing Toronto are 1-9 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games Toronto is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Minnesota is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games Minnesota is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto Next up: Stevie Vincent is being mentioned in the same sentence with gambling legends Joe Duffy, Roxy Roxborough, Bob Martin, and Pete Axthelm. Betting on sports will never be the same thanks to his groundbreaking forensic handicapping featured exclusively at OffshoreInsiders.com |