Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+125) Toronto (-145)

The Toronto Blue Jays (38-33) welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks (36-35) at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Diamondbacks at +125 while the Blue Jays are coming in at -145. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Brandon Pfaadt and Chris Bassitt.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 5.1 runs per game, which puts them at 4th in MLB. They have earned 361 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .330. The Diamondbacks have accounted for 127 doubles as a team and have hit 102 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 354 RBI's as well as 607 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .253. Arizona has a slugging % of .446 and have been called out on strikes 552 times, while drawing a walk on 260 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.49 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have allowed 92 home runs and 366 total runs (27th in baseball). Arizona has allowed 615 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 336 earned runs. The Diamondbacks hold a team earned run average of 4.77 for the year (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 599 batters. They have walked 241 opposing players and their FIP is 4.35 as a unit so far this year.

The Diamondbacks have sent 221 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 base runners for the year with 35.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 22 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 13 of their 35 chances to get a save. The Diamondbacks relievers have earned a save percentage of 62.9% and have come into the game in 75 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 38 holds on the campaign (18th in the league). Diamondbacks pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 60 times and also have had 67 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have 1,902 putouts this season, in addition to 644 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 11th in baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,706 innings, which has them ranked 21st in pro baseball.

Pfaadt has thrown 347 innings and has racked up 334 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 5.16 (199 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.325. He has conceded 374 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 86 free passes. Pfaadt (22-23 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.08 while he has faced 1,491 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Toronto Blue Jays have accounted for an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .254 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 486 occasions (30th in MLB) and have recorded 608 base hits. Toronto has accounted for 70 home runs this year and 290 runs batted in. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .395 and they score 4.25 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have put up 121 two-baggers, while walking 230 times and scoring 302 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.248 in addition to having a FIP of 4.29 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 14th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 571. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 314 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.22 (296 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (632 strikeouts vs 217 walks). They have given up 99 home runs and they relinquish 4.48 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Toronto has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 34 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves. They rank 11th in MLB with a save rate of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 239 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 64 times in high leverage situations and on 71 occasions with runners on. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of 96 inherited base runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Blue Jays have accrued 38 holds and also 11 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 48 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 549 assists, 32 errors and have notched a total of 1,895 putouts during this campaign. In 5,685 innings on the field, the Blue Jays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (11th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Bassitt has surrendered 1,096 hits while earning 1,103 punch outs in 1,188 innings pitched. Bassitt (79-59 career record) has earned a 3.60 earned run average and has given up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 475 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.239 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and he has faced 5,020 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-145)

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