Indians-Blue Jays Odds Preview

The Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Rogers Centre.

Carl Pavano will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Righthander Pavano is 8-7 this season with a 5.13 ERA.

Pavano’s opponent in this one will be Ricky Romero. The Blue Jays lefthander has a 3.25 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Victor Martinez’s two-run double in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Indians past the Blue Jays 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Cleveland won as -130 road favorites as the game played UNDER the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks.

Cliff Lee allowed one run over nine innings to pick up the win for the Indians, while Asdrubal Cabrera went 2-for-4 for Cleveland.

Scott Rolen was 2-for-4 with a solo homer for Toronto, as Scott Downs was handed the loss after allowing the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning.

Team records:
Cleveland: 37-57 SU
Toronto: 46-48 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 4-6
After playing Toronto are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
Cleveland is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Next up:
Toronto home to Cleveland, Thursday, July 23