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A great pitching duel has been put on ice between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Toronto Blue Jays.
The pregame narrative: Fans were supposed to see all-star Zac Gallen battle Toronto ace Kevin Gausman, but the latter has been scratched from Saturday’s start due to right side discomfort per Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae. Instead, Chris Bassitt will take his place.
Check out our Blue Jays odds vs. the Diamondbacks on July 15.
Blue Jays odds vs. Diamondbacks
| Jays/Dbacks markets | Betting odds |
| Toronto to win | -137 |
| Arizona to win | +118 |
| Over 8.5 runs | -103 |
| Under 8.5 runs | -120 |
| Toronto -1.5 | +150 |
| Arizona +1.5 | -182 |
| Toronto over 4.5 runs | +108 |
| Arizona over 3.5 runs | -124 |
| Toronto to lead after 5 IP | -110 |
MLB odds as of 9:33 a.m. ET on 07/15/23.
Blue Jays vs. Diamondbacks preview
Toronto’s first game back from the all-star break was a successful one with both the bats and pitching powering the team to victory.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a home run in his first at-bat, Jose Berrios twirled 5.1 innings of one-run baseball and the Blue Jays’ bats took control of a 2-2 tie in the seventh with a five-run showing. They held on for a 7-2 win, marking their sixth victory in their last seven outings.
Runs may be harder to come by for Toronto, however, in the second game of this series.
Arizona is sending Gallen to the bump and he’s having an excellent season. Gallen is 11-3 in 2023, pairing a 3.04 ERA with a sterling 2.77 FIP and fresh off his first-ever all-star appearance. The righty is a shining example that you don’t need to light up the radar gun to have success, as he only has 33rd-percentile fastball velocity per Baseball Savant.
Toronto was supposed to counter with Gausman before the injury news broke but will now roll with Bassitt. He owns a 4.19 ERA and a 4.81 FIP this year.
Prop markets
Betting on offence may not be the play for today’s game when looking at Toronto’s top hitters.
Gallen has surrendered three runs or fewer in 13 of 19 starts this year and is holding batters to a .227 average.
Bassitt is a little more hittable, with opposing hitters batting .238 against him. He’s allowed 18 home runs this season which is twice as much as Gallen (nine).
Here are some of the top prop markets for today.
| Player props | Betting odds |
| Gallen over 5.5 Ks | +102 |
| Gallen under 6.5 Ks | +210 |
| Gallen over 17.5 outs | -118 |
| Gallen under 17.5 outs | -110 |
| Bichette over 1.5 total bases | -122 |
| Guerrero Jr. over 1.5 total bases | -108 |
| Varsho over 1.5 total bases | +160 |
| Gurriel over 1.5 total bases | +125 |
| Springer to score | -106 |
| Bichette to score | +108 |
| Chapman over 0.5 RBI | +155 |
MLB odds as of 9:33 a.m. ET on 07/15/23.
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