Los Angeles Angels vs. Toronto Blue Jays Preview, Prediction & Odds | July 5, 2025

The Los Angeles Angels are taking on the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a three-game American League series at the Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays were able to secure a win to open the series on Friday with a 4-3 win in 10 innings. The Angels are third in the AL West with a 43-44 record and are sending young righty Jack Kochanowicz to the bump. The Blue Jays are first in the AL East with a 50-38 record and are having veteran right-hander Max Scherzer get the start.

Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Total Runs	Money Line
	+1.5 (-145)	Over 9 (-120)	+140
	-1.5 (+119)	Under 9 (-101)	-171

Apex Tale of The Tape

	Team Stats
4.3	Runs/G	4.6
.228	BA	.258
.297	OBP	.329
.407	SLG	.403
.704	OPS	.732
128	HR	92
38	SB	46
4.52	ERA	4.26
1.45	WHIP	1.28
8.05	K/9	8.99
.983	Fielding Percentage	.986
21	Saves	27

Projected Starting Pitchers H2H

Jack Kochanowicz	Player Stats	Max Scherzer
3-8	W/L	0-0
5.44	ERA	4.85
86.0	IP	13.0
1.56	WHIP	1.15
61	K	12
40	BB	3

Key Stats

Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are looking to be better at the dish as the team is tied with the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, and Washignton Nationals for 17th in the sport with a .704 team OPS while averaging 4.3 runs per game. They have been brutal at stealing bases as they are 29th with only 38 stolen bases while being caught 18 times. Center fielder Jo Adell has been doing well as he has a .836 OPS with 19 home runs, 50 RBI, 35 runs scored, and three steals on three attempts. 

Young right-hander Jack Kochanowicz is going to be taking the mound for the Los Angeles Angels for Saturday’s game and is struggling thus far as he is 3-8 with a 5.44 and a 1.56 WHIP in 86.0 innings of work. He is struggling to limit the amount of hits as hitters have a .289 opposing batting average thus far. Kochanowicz faced the Blue Jays once last season but did not factor into the deicison as he allowed three runs on seven hits with zero walks and one strikeout in six innings of work.

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are doing a solid job at the plate as they are 10th in the bigs with a .732 team OPS while scoring 4.6 runs per game.  The team has been holding their own in terms of hitting for power as the Blue Jays are 17th with 92 total home runs hit. Right fielder George Springer has been crushing it as he has a .284/.379/.513 slash line with 15 homers, 51 RBI, 50 runs scored, and 10 steals on 10 tries. 

The Blue Jays are sending veteran righty Max Scherzer to the hill and pitched a bit poorly thus far as in his first three starts, he is 0-0 with a 4.85 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in 13.0 innings of work. He has struggled to keep the ball in the park as he has given up three homers after allowing seven in 43.1 innings last season. Scherzer faced the Angels once last season as a member of the Texas Rangers as he gave up four runs (three earned) on eight hits with zero walks and six strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work in a no-decision.

Los Angeles Angels vs. Toronto Blue Jays Betting Trends

	Betting Stats
6-4	W/L 10	8-2
47-40	ATS	53-35
44-40-3	O/U	49-36-3

Prediction

Jack Kochanowicz is struggling lately and Max Scherzer is beginning to step up after missing two months due to a finger injury. These bullpens are on different levels as the Angels are 27th in the bigs with a 5.16 bullpen ERA while the Blue Jays are 11th with a 3.70 bullpen ERA so far. The Blue Jays are on a great stretch of action lately and should dominate so take the Toronto Blue Jays to win this game here.

Final Pick

Toronto Blue Jays ML (-171)