This is a 10* BIG TICKET ASSASSIN on the Toronto Blue Jays.

We think this is a bigger pitching mismatch than what the oddsmakers are leading us to believe. The visitors hand the ball to Chris Bassitt, who gave up two runs off five hits with two walks over seven innings in a no-decision vs. the Royals on Sunday. Bassitt struggled in his first start, but has looked decent over his last two. Note though that Bassitt was horrible in this spot last year, going 0-4 with a 3.75 ERA in all day games and 0-3 with a ballooned 5.12 ERA on the road. The home side counters with one of the league's best kept secrets in JA Happ (2-0, 1.89 ERA) who dominated Boston on Monday, going seven innings of one-run ball, ultimately allowing four hits while striking out four and walking one. The southpaw has now given up just four total runs over his three starts this year, allowing only 18 hits in 19 innings of work. In fact, dating back to August 4th of last year, Happ hasn't given up more than three runs in any start. This line should be a lot larger in our professional opinion, putting the value on TORONTO in this matchup.

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