Blue Jays vs. Cubs odds, tips and betting trends

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11 August 2023

Blue Jays vs. Cubs odds, tips and betting trends

A series opener between the Chicago Cubs (59-56) and Toronto Blue Jays (65-52) is on deck Friday at 7:07 PM ET, at Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays are favored (-160 moneyline odds to win) when they take on the Cubs (+136). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Toronto Blue Jays looking to Jose Berrios (9-7), and Javier Assad (1-2) taking the ball for the Chicago Cubs.

The Blue Jays lost their most recent game against the Guardians by a 4-3 score yesterday. Whit Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI to lead them offensively. Alek Manoah picked up the loss after throwing four innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits while striking out six.

The Cubs were defeated by the Mets 4-3 Friday. Seiya Suzuki led the way offensively after going 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Hayden Wesneski took the loss on the mound, pitching zero innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits.

Here’s what you need to prepare for Friday’s Blue Jays vs. Cubs action, including viewing options.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Chicago Cubs Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Blue Jays (-160, bet $160 to win $100)
Underdog: Cubs (+136, bet $100 to win $136)
Over/under: 9

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Blue Jays Stats and Trends

Blue Jays Betting Records

The Blue Jays have entered the game as favorites 83 times this season and won 46, or 55.4%, of those games.
This season Toronto has won 18 of its 31 games, or 58.1%, when favored by at least -160 on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have a 61.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 46 of 117 opportunities.
The Blue Jays are 54-63-0 against the spread in their 117 chances this season.

José Berríos (Blue Jays Probable Starter)

Berrios (9-7 with a 3.38 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 136 2/3 innings pitched) tries for his 10th win when he makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 24th of the season.
His last time out was on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox, when the righty went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
In 23 games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.38, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .240 against him.
Berrios is trying to pick up his 13th quality start of the season in this game.
Berrios will try to build upon a nine-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 innings per outing).
He has made four appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
He meets a Cubs offense that ranks fifth in the league with 582 runs while batting .256 as a squad. It has a collective .420 slugging percentage (ninth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 139 home runs (12th in MLB).
This season, the 29-year-old ranks 19th in ERA (3.38), 27th in WHIP (1.191), and 35th in K/9 (8.5) among qualifying pitchers.

Blue Jays Batting Stats

The Blue Jays’ 135 home runs rank 15th in Major League Baseball.
Hitters for Toronto have combined for a team rank of 11th in the majors with a .417 team slugging percentage.
The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .260 this season, which ranks fifth among MLB teams.
Toronto has scored 523 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
The Blue Jays are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .330.
Toronto has shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.

Cubs Stats and Trends

Cubs Betting Records

The Cubs have been victorious in 25, or 43.1%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
Chicago has a mark of 8-8 in contests where bookmakers favor it by +136 or worse on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 42.4% chance of pulling out a win.
Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 60 of its 115 opportunities.
The Cubs have an against the spread mark of 60-55-0 in 115 games with a line this season.

Javier Assad (Cubs Probable Starter)

The Cubs will look to Assad (1-2) to open the game and make his third start this season.
The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he threw 3 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up five hits.
Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .241 against him this season. He has a 3.35 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings over his 20 games.
Assad will look to pick up his third matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 2.7 innings per appearance.
He has made 10 appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
He will take the mound against a Blue Jays offense that ranks third in the league with 1047 total hits (on a .260 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .417 (11th in the league) with 135 total home runs (15th in MLB action).

Cubs Batting Stats

The Cubs rank 12th in baseball with 139 total home runs.
So far this year, Chicago’s .420 slugging percentage ranks ninth-best in baseball.
The Cubs have the eighth-best batting average in the league (.256).
Chicago scores the fifth-most runs in baseball (582 total, 5.1 per game).
The Cubs’ .334 on-base percentage is fourth-best in the majors.

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