Joralexray Garcia
Group C of this World Baseball Classic 2023 has been a much more evenly matched than expected, and gave us some surprises. For this reason, this crucial Mexico vs Canada duel will have fans at the edge of their seats. With both teams coming in with 2 wins and 1 loss, they need to win to seal their passage to the next round. Otherwise, they would depend on the United States losing to Colombia, something that on paper is almost impossible.
The fight for a place in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic is red-hot, and JefeBet brings you the best predictions and the available betting odds for this decisive Mexico vs Canada match, as well as for the rest of the Group C games.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Mexico vs Canada WBC Game on March 15, 2022
Where will the Mexico vs Canada World Baseball Classic 2023 be played?
The Group C match between Mexico vs Canada will be played at Chase Field, Arizona, United States.
When will Mexico vs Canada be played?
The Mexico vs. Canada Group C match will be played this Wednesday, March 15 at 3:00 PM E.T.
Betting on Mexico
- WBC record: 2-1.
- Best position: Sixth place (2009).
- Runline: [To be defined]
- Moneyline: [To be defined] [[To be defined]
- Over/Under: To be defined [[To be defined]
Mexico has shown resilience and courage in this World Baseball Classic, as it did not give up after losing to Colombia in its debut and recorded back-to-back victories by surprising the United States last Sunday and overcoming Great Britain last night.
Although they had to work harder than expected, the Mexican team was able to live up to its reputation as favorite and beat a European team that proved that its victory over Colombia was no fluke. Taijuan Walker had an excellent performance in that game with 4.0 innings of just 1 hit allowed and 8 strikeouts.
Trying to match Walker’s great work here will be Jose Urquidy, a pitcher belonging to the Houston Astros and with four years of MLB experience, being in 2022 a somewhat irregular season for him but in which he left a decent ERA of 3.94 in 164.1 innings pitched.
Starting pitcher: José Urquidy.
Betting on Canada
- WBC Record: 2-1
- Best position: Ninth place (2006).
- Runline: [[To be defined]
- Moneyline: [To be defined]
- Over/Under: To be defined
Canada wants to surpass its best performance in a World Baseball Classic in this edition and has shown it in this group stage, which began with a crushing victory over Great Britain, and although it lost by KO to the United States a few days ago, it was able to recover to register a key victory in its previous presentation.
The Maple Leafs managed to keep their hopes of qualifying for the next round alive by blanking Colombia 5-0 yesterday afternoon, and although four of those runs came in the eighth inning onwards, they managed to connect up to 10 hits.
Young Noah Skirrow stole the spotlight against Colombia by pitching 5.0 innings with only 2 runs allowed and 5 strikeouts, a performance that will surely have motivated his teammate Rob Zastryzny, who will be in charge of opening this important game.
Starting pitcher: Rob Zastryzny.
JefeBet Prediction
Both teams have had many ups and downs so far in the tournament, but Mexico has already shown what it is really capable of against the United States, a team that beat Canada. In addition, the Central American side will have a big advantage in the pitching duel here, with Urquidy looking much more reliable than a veteran Zastryzny, who has failed to establish himself in the MLB.
So, even though this will surely be a very close match, we expect Mexico to be the one who ends up making the difference and taking the victory.
Prediction: Mexico Runline (MEX 6 – 3 CAN).
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