Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals 4/3/23 – On Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays begin a four-game series against the Kansas City Royals. Toronto is 1-1 after their 4-1 loss to the St Louis Cardinals on Saturday; Kansas City is 0-2 after falling to the Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Saturday. The top MLB betting lines are in favor of the Toronto Blue Jays to beat its opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
Date & Time: Monday, April 3, 2023 at 7:40 PM ET
Location: Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
TV: BSKC
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals 4/3/23 Betting Odds
Blue Jays
Moneyline: -122
Spread: -1.5 (+125)
Total: 8.5 over (-120)
Royals
Moneyline: +112
Spread: +1.5 (-145)
Total: 8.5 under (+100)
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Analysis
Toronto Blue Jays was held scoreless over five innings by St Louis starter Jack Flaherty and managed just one run in the game after opening with a 10-9 victory on Thursday. Bo Bichette leads Toronto at batting 0.500 while Vladimir Guerrero Jr leads all players in RBIs with three and on base percentage at 0.545, while right fielder George Springer has five hits so far this season. As of yet, no home run has been hit through two games of the regular season for Toronto; on Monday they’ll send Jose Berrios to the mound where last season ended 12-7 with 5.23 ERA and 149 Ks.
On opening day, Kansas City Royals was shutout by Minnesota 2-0. While their pitching staff has been impressive, at the plate the Royals are struggling. In 30 official at bats on Saturday, they managed only four hits out of 30 possible hits – led by Salvador Perez at 0.375 with three hits, and center fielder Kyle Isbel with an on base percentage of 0.429. With no runs scored thus far and no RBIs recorded, Monday will bring back Brady Singer to the mound where last season he went 10-5 with a 3.23 ERA and 150 Ks.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Against the Spread
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto’s last 12 games. Toronto are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games. Toronto are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against Kansas City. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto’s last 9 games against an opponent in the American League.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City’s last 10 games. Kansas City are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City’s last 13 games against Toronto. Kansas City are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto.
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Free Pick
Toronto may only be 1-1 so far, but they’ve played far better than Kansas City 0-2 and without a run this season through two games. Toronto has won 20 of its last 28 played away from home while Kansas City has lost each of its last four versus right-handed starting pitchers. MLB betting experts recommend betting on the Toronto Blue Jays, as they have the greatest likelihood of winning this matchup.
Free Pick: Toronto Blue Jays -1.5 (+125)
