The Toronto Blue Jays (1-2) and Kansas City Royals (0-3) open a 4-game set Monday at Kauffman Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Blue Jays vs. Royals odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023 (Blue Jays won last season’s series 5-2)
The Blue Jays lost as +105 underdogs 9-4 at the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday and lost the series 2-1. Toronto was momentarily down just 1 run in the top of the 2nd after C'Danny Jansen'and 3B'Matt Chapman drove in runs to make it 4-3.
The Royals lost as +125 home underdogs 7-4 vs. the Minnesota Twins Sunday and were swept in the series 3-0. Kansas City had previously scored 0 runs on the season before plating 4 Sunday.