The Chicago Cubs will look to get back into the win column when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays in interleague action on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Chicago has lost three consecutive games, while Toronto is on a three-game winning streak. The Blue Jays (57-64), who are 28-33 on the road in 2024, have gone 28-29 in day games. The Cubs (59-63), who are six games out of the Wild Card in the National League, are 21-13 in interleague play.
First pitch from Wrigley Field in Chicago is set for 2:20 p.m. ET. Chicago is a -114 favorite on the money line (risk $114 to win $100) in the latest Blue Jays vs. Cubs odds from SportsLine consensus, while the total number of runs Vegas thinks will be scored, or the over/under, is 10. Before making any Blue Jays vs. Cubs picks, be sure to see the MLB predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's proven computer simulation model.
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Now, the model has set its sights on Blue Jays vs. Cubs and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Now, here are severalMLB oddsand betting lines for Blue Jays vs. Cubs:
- Blue Jays vs. Cubs money line: Chicago -114, Toronto -105
- Blue Jays vs. Cubs over/under: 10 runs
- Blue Jays vs. Cubs run line: Toronto -1.5 (+145)
- TOR: The Blue Jays have covered the run line in 27 of their last 40 away games (+12.10 units)
- CHC: The Cubs have hit the game total under in 56 of their last 103 games (+8.70 units)
- Blue Jays vs. Cubs picks:See picks at SportsLine
Why you should back the Cubs
Chicago is expected to send right-hander Kyle Hendricks (3-10, 6.60 ERA) to the mound. Hendricks has pitched better of late, allowing three or fewer earned runs in 12 of his last 14 appearances. Right fielder Seiya Suzuki has been one of Chicago's most consistent hitters this season. In 95 games, he is batting .266 with 19 doubles, five triples, 16 homers, 55 RBI and 52 runs scored. He tripled in Wednesday's 6-1 loss at Cleveland, scoring the Cubs' lone run. He was 2-for-4 in Monday's 9-8 loss to the Guardians with an RBI. In six career games against the Blue Jays, Suzuki is hitting .333 with two doubles and two RBI.
Second baseman Nico ho*rner had three hits in the series against the Guardians, including a 2-for-4 performance with a double and one run scored in a 2-1 loss on Tuesday. ho*rner has hits in seven of the past 10 games, including four multi-hit efforts. In 113 games this season, he is batting .256 with 23 doubles, one triple, five homers, 36 RBI and 62 runs scored. In six career games against Toronto, he is batting .280 with two doubles, one homer and four RBI.See which team to pick here.
Why you should back the Blue Jays
Right-hander Yariel Rodriguez (1-5, 3.60 ERA) will start for Toronto. In 12 starts, Rodriguez has logged 50 innings pitched, allowing 40 hits, 20 earned runs and 25 walks, while striking out 52. The rookie pitched well in his last outing but suffered a 1-0 setback to the Oakland Athletics. In that game, he pitched 5.2 innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and one walk, while striking out five.
Among the Blue Jays' top hitters is first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The 25-year-old is hitting .323 in 120 games, including 32 doubles, one triple, 25 homers and 80 RBI. He destroyed Los Angeles Angels pitching this week, going 6-for-14 with two homers and four RBI in a three-game series that finished up on Wednesday. He also had three hits with a double, triple, homer and four RBI in a 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 8. See which team to pick here.
How to make Blue Jays vs. Cubs picks
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