The Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/27/26

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Athletics are back in action as they get set to open their regular season. The Blue Jays are coming off a terrific season, going 94-68 in the American League East and making a deep postseason run that ended in a heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th inning. The Athletics finished 76-86 last season and are looking to take a step forward after adding players like Jeff McNeil, Aaron Civale, Scott Barlow, and Andy Ibanez. As for the Blue Jays, they added depth to their starting rotation by signing Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce, and Max Scherzer, while adding Japanese slugger Kazuma Okamoto to the lineup. 

Taking the mound for the A’s will be the veteran Luis Severino, who went 8-11 with a 4.54 ERA last season. In Spring Training, Severino went 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA, striking out 7 through 7 innings. For the Jays, they’ll be sending Kevin Gausman to the mound, who went 10-11 with a 3.59 ERA last season. Gasuman had a solid spring, going 1-1, striking out eight and finishing with a 2.89 ERA in 9.1 innings pitched. Both teams are more than capable of scoring runs this season. Last year the Jays were 3rd in OPS (.760), and the A’s were 8th (.749). While the Jays are a deep and talented team, the A’s have plenty of offensive talent to put runs on the board.

The Blue Jays will likely walk away with a win in this one, but the money line feels a bit steep in a season opener. The better value lies with the total. Both teams swung the bats well this spring, and given some inconsistency from Severino in recent seasons, we can expect the Jays to score a handful of runs. Look for a great Opening Day matchup between both teams, with the over being my best bet of the day. 

Athletics vs Blue Jays prediction: Over 8.5 (-120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.