Cubs vs. Blue Jays Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 17

Updated Aug. 17, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

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The Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays will meet on Saturday at Wrigley Field, at 2:20 p.m. ET, with Ian Happ and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. among those expected to produce at the plate. The Cubs are -172 moneyline favorites in this matchup against the Blue Jays (+144). Chicago (-1.5) is favored on the run line. An 8-run total is set in the game.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Cubs-Blue Jays game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Cubs vs. Blue Jays Game Information & Odds

• When: Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 2:20 p.m. ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: MLB Network

Cubs vs. Blue Jays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 5, Blue Jays 4
• Total Prediction: Over 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Cubs 55%, Blue Jays 45%

Cubs vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• This season, the Cubs have been favored 53 times and won 26, or 49.1%, of those games.
• Chicago is undefeated in 11 games this season when favored by -172 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 63.2% chance of a victory for the Cubs.
• The Blue Jays have been underdogs in 57 games this season and have come away with the win 20 times (35.1%) in those contests.
• This season, Toronto has come away with a win one time in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +144 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 41% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

FINAL

TOR 2 · CHC 3

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Toronto Blue Jays

TOR

+1.5

+143

O 8

Chicago Cubs

CHC

-1.5

-170

U 8

Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• The Cubs have a 4-1 record from the five games they were moneyline favorites over their last 10 matchups.
• Over their last 10 outings, the Cubs and their opponents combined to hit the over five times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Cubs' record against the spread is 5-5-0 over their past 10 games.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• Isaac Paredes is hitting .234 with 22 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 58 walks.
• Among all batters in the majors, Paredes' home run total ranks him 52nd, and his RBI tally ranks him 40th.
• Happ's 21 home runs and 68 runs batted in both lead his team.
• Happ is 28th in homers and 34th in RBI on the season.
• Happ enters this game looking for his eighth game in a row with a hit. During his last 10 outings he is batting .263 with two doubles, four home runs, seven walks and six RBI.
• Nico Hoerner has 24 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 36 walks while hitting .256.
• Cody Bellinger has a club-leading .276 batting average.
• Bellinger takes a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .222 with a home run, three walks and three RBI.

Cubs Team Props

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Blue Jays Recent Betting Performance

• The Blue Jays have played as underdogs in six of their past 10 games and won four of those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the Blue Jays and their opponents have failed to hit the over five times.
• The Blue Jays have a record of 7-3-0 ATS over their last 10 games.

Blue Jays Recent Stats

Blue Jays Player Insights

• Guerrero paces the Blue Jays in home runs (25), runs batted in (80) and has a team-best batting average of .319.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Guerrero's home run total ranks 18th and his RBI tally is 13th.
• George Springer is batting .219 with 16 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 48 walks.
• Springer is 98th in homers and 115th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Daulton Varsho has 18 doubles, six triples, 15 home runs and 43 walks while batting .208.
• Ernie Clement has 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and seven walks while hitting .276.

Blue Jays Team Props

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