Cubs vs. Blue Jays Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 18

Updated Aug. 18, 2024 2:00 p.m. ET

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The Chicago Cubs will send a hot-hitting Ian Happ to the plate against the Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who has been on a tear as of late, when the squads meet on Sunday at 2:20 p.m. ET. Oddsmakers list the Cubs as -186 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Blue Jays +155 moneyline odds to win. Chicago (-1.5) is the favorite on the run line. The over/under is 7.5 runs for the contest.

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: Sunday, August 18, 2024 at 2:20 p.m. ET
• Where: Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to Watch on TV: SNET

Cubs vs. Blue Jays Prediction

• Score Prediction: Cubs 4, Blue Jays 3
• Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
• Win Probabilities: Cubs 56%, Blue Jays 44%

Cubs vs. Blue Jays Betting Insights

• This season, the Cubs have been favored 54 times and won 27, or 50%, of those games.
• Chicago has entered eight games this season favored by -186 or more, and won each of those games.
• The Cubs have a 65% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have been victorious in 20, or 34.5%, of the 58 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Toronto has been a moneyline underdog of -186 or longer four times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Blue Jays have a 39.2% chance of walking away with the win.

FINAL

TOR 1 · CHC 0

MLB

RUN LINE

TO WIN

TOTAL

Toronto Blue Jays

TOR

+1.5

+156

O 7.5

Chicago Cubs

CHC

-1.5

-189

U 7.5

Cubs Recent Betting Performance

• The Cubs were the moneyline favorite for five of their last 10 games, and they went 4-1 in those matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups (all 10 of them had set totals), the Cubs and their opponents combined to hit the over five times.
• The Cubs' ATS record is 4-6-0 over their past 10 games.

Cubs Recent Stats

Cubs Player Insights

• The Cubs' best power option comes in the form of Happ and his 22-dinger 69-RBI season, both team highs.
• Of all hitters in the majors, Happ ranks 24th in home runs and 32nd in RBI.
• Happ carries an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is batting .282 with two doubles, five home runs, six walks and seven RBI.
• Isaac Paredes is batting .233 with 22 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 58 walks.
• Including all major league hitters, Paredes ranks 52nd in home runs and 40th in RBI.
• Nico Hoerner has 24 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 36 walks while batting .254.
• Cody Bellinger has a club-high .274 batting average.

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 three of those contests.
• The Blue Jays and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times in their last 10 games with a total.
• 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 leads the lineup with a batting average of .319, while pacing the Blue Jays in home runs, with 25 and runs batted in with 80.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Guerrero's home run total ranks 18th and his RBI tally is 14th.
• George Springer is batting .219 with 16 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 48 walks.
• Springer is 99th overall in homers and 118th in RBI this year.
• Daulton Varsho is hitting .210 with 18 doubles, six triples, 15 home runs and 43 walks.
• Ernie Clement is batting .272 with 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and seven walks.

Blue Jays Team Props

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