Data Skrive:
The Chicago Cubs (60-63) hope to complete a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays (57-65) when the teams meet at 2:20 p.m. ET Sunday. The Cubs are -167 favorites to keep the Blue Jays out of the win column in the series. Chicago’s Shota Imanaga gets the start, and he’ll go against Toronto’s Bowden Francis.
Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $31.98
Cubs to win vs Blue Jays -167
Cubs vs. Blue Jays Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-167)
- Underdog: Blue Jays (+140)
- Over/under: 7
Cubs vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 26, or 49.1%, of the 53 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Chicago has not lost in 12 games when named as a moneyline favorite of -167 or better.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 62.5% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Blue Jays have won 35.1% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (20-37).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +140 or longer, Toronto has gone 2-4 (33.3%).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Blue Jays’ implied win probability is 41.7%.
Cubs vs. Blue Jays Hitting Leaders
- Isaac Paredes is batting .234 with 18 home runs and 63 RBI for Chicago this season.
- Among all MLB hitters, Paredes is 110th in batting average, 31st in on-base percentage, and 76th in slugging.
- Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (21) and runs batted in (68) this season while batting .233.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays in home runs (25), runs batted in (80) and has racked up a team-best batting average of .319.
- In all of the majors, Guerrero ranks 18th in homers and 13th in RBI.
- George Springer is hitting .219 with 16 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 48 walks.
Cubs vs. Blue Jays Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.75 this year, fourth-best in baseball.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.236 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors.
- Toronto has a 4.55 team ERA that ranks 27th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Blue Jays average baseball’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.320).