Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 6/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+162) Toronto (-196)

Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Blue Jays (39-33) will compete against the Arizona Diamondbacks (36-36) on Thursday. The line on this contest has Arizona at +162 while Toronto is sitting at -196. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Ryne Nelson and Kevin Gausman.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .444 and have been called out on strikes 559 times, while being walked on 265 occasions. They have accounted for 357 RBI's in addition to 615 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .253. The Diamondbacks have tallied 130 doubles as a team and have smacked 102 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 365 runs while having a team OBP of .331. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 5.1 runs per outing, which is 4th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.51 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have relinquished 95 long balls and 371 runs in total (26th in MLB). Arizona has conceded 624 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 341 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.78 on the year (25th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 607 batters. They have walked 242 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.38 as a unit on the year.

The Diamondbacks bullpen have compiled a save rate of 61.1% and have come into the game in 80 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 80 runners for the season and 36.3% of them crossed home plate. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 62 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 226 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have 42 holds so far this year (16th in MLB). They have earned 22 saves so far this season and have blown 14 of their 36 chances to get a save.

The Diamondbacks have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,781 innings, which has them sitting at 20th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have a tally of 1,927 putouts on the campaign, as well as 649 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 11th in baseball, and have a total of 53 double plays.

Nelson (22-17 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.44 and he has gone up against 1,525 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 364 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 102 walks. His earned run average is 4.51 (182 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.284. Nelson has taken the ball for 363 innings and has accounted for 279 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have earned an OBP of .323 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the year. They have been rung up on 494 occasions (30th in MLB) and have totaled 617 base knocks. Toronto has 73 home runs for the season to go along with 295 RBIs. The Blue Jays hold a slugging percentage of .398 and they score 4.26 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have hit 124 doubles, while taking a walk 231 times as well as scoring 307 runs.

The Blue Jays have a team WHIP of 1.251 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a unit this year. They come in at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 579. The Toronto pitching staff have surrendered 318 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.22 (300 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (639 strikeouts vs 222 bases on balls). They have conceded 99 dingers and they relinquish 4.47 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB).

Toronto relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of 98 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 65 times in high leverage situations and on 72 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 38 holds and 11 blown saves. They rank 10th in the league with a save percentage of 67.6%, and they have dispatched 243 relievers to the hill for the season. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 34 save chances and they have walked away with 23 saves.

Out of their 5,766 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (12th in baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 48 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have accrued 561 assists, 33 errors and have notched a total of 1,922 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Gausman has surrendered 1,746 base hits and he has 1,845 K's in 1,799 innings. He has allowed a total of 770 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.65 and he has faced 7,535 opposing hitters during his career. Gausman (107-107 career mark) has a 3.85 earned run average while conceding 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-196)

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