Blue Jays vs. Guardians Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/12/2022

The Toronto Blue Jays (60-50) are -185 favorites when they take on the Cleveland Guardians (59-52) on Friday at 7:07 PM ET. Whit Merrifield has 98 hits on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Rogers Centre. Toronto’s Jose Berrios gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Cal Quantrill.

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Blue Jays vs. Guardians

After digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup, our best bet is the Guardians on the moneyline at +158. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going under the total of 9 runs.

Our computer pick: Cleveland Guardians (+158) and Under (9)

Blue Jays vs. Guardians Game Info

• Toronto Blue Jays probable starting pitcher: José Berríos
• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Cal Quantrill
• Game Day: Friday, August 12, 2022
• Game Time: 7:07 PM ET
• Location: Toronto, Ontario
• Stadium: Rogers Centre

Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Starter José Berríos

• Berrios (8-4) takes the mound for the Blue Jays in his 23rd start of the season. He’s put together a 5.19 ERA in 118 innings pitched, with 107 strikeouts.
• In his last appearance on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, the righty tossed 3 2/3 innings, giving up five earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• In 22 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 5.19, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .275 against him.
• Berrios is looking to pick up his 12th quality start of the year.
• Berrios has put up 16 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
• He meets a Guardians offense that ranks 16th in the league with 480 runs while batting .251 as a squad. It has a collective .384 slugging percentage (19th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 87 home runs (29th in MLB).
• In 4 2/3 innings over one appearance against the Guardians this season, Berrios has an 11.57 ERA and a 1.929 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .364.
• This season, the 28-year-old ranks 58th in ERA (5.19), 49th in WHIP (1.347), and 31st in K/9 (8.2) among pitchers who qualify.

Guardians Starter Cal Quantrill

• Quantrill (8-5) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 22nd start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 6 2/3 innings without allowing a run on three hits in a matchup with the Houston Astros.
• The 27-year-old has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.6 walks per nine across 21 games.
• He has 11 quality starts in 21 chances this season.
• Quantrill has six starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Blue Jays have scored 529 runs this season, which ranks fifth in MLB. They are batting .265 for the campaign with 143 home runs, sixth in the league.
• Among qualified Major League pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.88 ERA ranks 38th, 1.285 WHIP ranks 45th, and 5.8 K/9 ranks 57th.

Blue Jays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 91 times this season and won 51, or 56%, of those games.
• This season, Toronto has won 20 of its 34 games, or 58.8%, when favored by at least -185 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have a 64.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 59 of their 109 opportunities.
• The Blue Jays are 48-61-0 against the spread this season.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• The Guardians have been chosen as underdogs in 64 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (45.3%) in those games.
• Cleveland has a win-loss record of 4-9 when favored by +158 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 38.8% chance of pulling out a win.
• Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 55 of their 119 opportunities.
• In 119 games with a line this season, the Guardians have a mark of 62-57-0 against the spread.

Blue Jays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has gone yard 23 times in the 2022 campaign while knocking in 68 runs, both totals that lead the Blue Jays.
• In all of the majors, Guerrero ranks 18th in homers and 18th in RBI.
• Guerrero has collected a hit in 20 straight games. During his last 10 outings he is batting .341 with three doubles, two home runs, four walks and six RBI.
• Alejandro Kirk is hitting .305 with 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 41 walks.
• Kirk ranks 92nd in homers and 119th in RBI among all major league batters this season.
• Kirk has three straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is hitting .353 with a walk and an RBI.
• Bo Bichette is batting .263 with 27 doubles, 17 home runs and 27 walks.
• Bichette has at least one base hit in six games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .286 with four doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI.
• Matt Chapman is hitting .242 with 18 doubles, 22 home runs and 39 walks.
• Chapman brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .278 with two home runs, two walks and two RBI.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians in home runs (21) and runs batted in (88).
• In all of the big leagues, Ramirez ranks 25th in home runs and third in RBI.
• Amed Rosario has 21 doubles, six triples, seven home runs and 21 walks while hitting .285.
• Rosario is 181st among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 91st in RBI.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .300 with 18 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 40 walks.
• Andres Gimenez leads the team in batting average with a high-water mark of .304.