The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees finished the regular season with identical 94-68 records. Toronto won the division and earned a first round bye thanks to their 8-5 head-to-head record against New York.
The Yankees survived a first round wild-card series against their biggest rival in the Boston Red Sox. Cam Schlittler threw eight shutout innings in Game 3 to officially announce himself on the big stage.
The Blue Jays have home-field advantage in the series and enter with the benefit of additional rest. Despite that, the Yankees are sizable favorites to advance. The Yankees are -150 to advance at Caesars Sportsbook and even bigger -155 favorites at BetMGM Sportsbook .
Are the oddsmakers right in their assessment of the Yankees being the better team despite the standings? A