Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 8/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-182) Los Angeles (+150)

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (66-49) will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (68-48) on Friday. The line on this contest has the Blue Jays at -182 while the Dodgers are coming in at +150. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw.

As a unit, the Toronto Blue Jays are earning 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in the league. They have earned 576 runs and have an on-base percentage of .340. The Blue Jays have tallied 212 doubles as a team and have smacked 133 balls out of the park. They have recorded 552 RBI's and 1,075 base knocks on the campaign, and their team batting average is at .270. Toronto is slugging .428 and have been called out on strikes 763 times, while drawing a walk on 388 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have compiled a team earned run average of 4.21 on the season (20th in the league), and they have rung up 1,032 batters. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 156 home runs and 521 runs in total (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.26 as a team so far this year. Toronto has allowed 933 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 482 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.96 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Blue Jays relievers have recorded a save percentage of 64.7% and stepped onto the hill in 123 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 159 runners on the campaign and 30.8% of those players earned a run for their team. Blue Jays relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 112 times and also have had 115 appearances in high leverage situations. The Blue Jays have sent 393 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 70 holds for the season (10th in the league). They have recorded 33 saves this season and have blown 18 of 51 chances to get a save.

The Toronto Blue Jays have 3,089 putouts this year, as well as 856 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 24th in the majors, and they have turned 83 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 70.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,267 innings, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball.

Scherzer has pitched in 2,919 innings and has totaled 3,451 K's during his pro baseball career. Scherzer (218-113 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.13 while he has gone up against 11,792 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.18 (1,030 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.077. He has given up 2,381 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 764 free passes.

Los Angeles has knocked in 170 HRs for the season to go along with 572 runs batted in. They have recorded 190 doubles, while taking a walk 411 times and scoring 593 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are sitting with a team OBP of .329 as well as a batting average of .255 this season. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .441 and they are recording 5.16 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have struck out on 972 occasions (13th in baseball) and have tallied 997 base knocks.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.309 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They sit at 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 945. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 519 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.16 (473 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (1,017 strikeouts vs 396 walks). They have given up 138 HR's and they give up 4.56 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Sitting with 141 save situations, the Dodgers have 85 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have come away with 35 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 121 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.2% of 168 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in the league holding a save rate of 67.3%, and they have sent 415 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 78 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 978 assists, 56 errors and have a tally of 3,073 putouts so far this season. Out of their 9,219 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in the majors).

So far in his MLB career, Kershaw has allowed 2,155 base hits and he has 3,010 punch outs in 2,807 frames. Kershaw (217-96 career win-loss record) holds a 2.52 earned run average and has conceded 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 786 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.016 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.32 and he has gone up against 11,089 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-182)

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