Los Angeles Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-160) Toronto (+132)

Rogers Centre is the location where the Toronto Blue Jays (4-6) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (8-2) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -160 while Toronto opens at +132. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shohei Ohtani and Dylan Cease.

The Dodgers have tallied 15 doubles as a squad and have hit 21 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .523 and have been rung up 78 times, while being walked on 35 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 6.8 runs per outing, which ranks them 2nd in MLB. They have recorded 67 RBI's as well as 104 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate is at .299. They have a total of 68 runs and have an OBP of .366.

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The Dodgers have an earned run average of 3.60 this year (11th in the league), and they have struck out 80 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 8 long balls and also 36 runs in total (5th in baseball). They have walked 33 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a team over the course of the season. Los Angeles has given up 67 base knocks (6.7 per 9 innings) and also 36 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.42 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.11.

They have recorded 3 saves this season and have not converted 0 out of their 3 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 7 base runners this year with 42.9% of those players earned a run for their team. Dodgers bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 5 times as well as having 9 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have sent 34 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 4 holds on the year (23rd in baseball).

The Dodgers have turned 75.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 810 innings on the diamond, ranking them 2nd in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have a tally of 270 putouts so far this season, in addition to 83 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .997 which has them sitting 3rd in baseball, and have earned 6 double plays.

Ohtani (40-20 career record) has a FIP of 2.92 and he has faced 2,162 hitters in the majors. He has given up 389 base knocks (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 185 walks. His ERA is 2.97 (176 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.075. Ohtani has taken the hill for 534 innings and has accounted for 676 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled a team OBP of .313 as well as a team batting average of .231 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 73 occasions (29th in baseball) and have accounted for 79 base knocks. Toronto is sitting with 10 HRs on the season to go along with 35 RBIs. The Blue Jays have a team slugging percentage of .348 and they score 3.60 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have put up 8 doubles, while taking a walk 38 times as well as putting up 36 runs.

The Toronto pitching staff have given up 56 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.74 (48 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 14 home runs and they surrender 5.53 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Blue Jays hold a team WHIP of 1.338 with a FIP of 3.77 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 11.30 (115 strikeouts vs 33 walks). They come in at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 89.

They rank 30th in the league with a save rate of 16.7%, and they have dispatched 44 relief pitchers to the mound this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 20 times in high leverage situations and also on 17 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Blue Jays have earned 8 holds and 5 blown saves. Toronto has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 6 save opportunities and they have come away with 1 save. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 18 inherited base runners.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .978 (23rd in professional baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 80 assists, 8 errors and have notched a total of 275 putouts so far this year. In their 825 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 65.4% (30th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Cease has given up 862 base hits while he has tallied 1,249 punch outs in 1,024 frames. Cease (65-58 mark in his career) has earned a 3.87 ERA and has surrendered 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 441 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.266 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.87 and he has gone up against 4,348 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto (+132)

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