The Chicago Cubs (60-63) are the favorites (-168) on the moneyline when they face the Toronto Blue Jays (57-65) live on MLB Network on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET.
Justin Steele will get the ball for Chicago, while Toronto will counter with Chris Bassitt.
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Betting trends for the Cubs and Blue Jays
The Cubs have a 28-29 record in games where they were favored on the moneyline (winning 49.1% of those games).
Chicago has played as a moneyline favorite 12 times with odds of -168 or less and won each game.
The Blue Jays have started as underdogs 59 times this season and have won 21 of those games, or 35.6%.
Toronto has a record of 3-4 in games where bookmakers see it as an underdog with at least +143 on the moneyline.
The Cubs have been over/undered by bookmakers 123 times, and in 54 of those games they and their opponents have exceeded the total (54-65-4).
The Blue Jays and their opponents have exceeded the total in 66 of their 122 opportunities this season.
Cubs Stats & Insights
With an average of 4.2 runs per game (519 total), the Cubs are the 20th highest scoring team in baseball.
Chicago averages one home run per game and ranks 20th in MLB games with 128 total home runs.
The Cubs’ batting average of .235 ranks 22nd in the major leagues.
Chicago strikes out 8.6 times per game, 18th in the MLB.
The Cubs pitching team has a total K/9 rating of 8.7, ranking 11th in the Major Leagues.
Chicago has a team ERA of 3.75, ranking fourth among all MLB pitching teams.
Statistics and insights on the Blue Jays
The Blue Jays have scored the 22nd most runs in the league this season with 509 runs (4.2 per game).
With only 114 home runs, Toronto ranks 26th as a team in Major League Baseball.
The Blue Jays have a team batting average of .239 this season, ranking 19th among MLB teams.
Toronto ranks fifth in the MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 Ks per game.
The Blue Jays are averaging 21st in the Major Leagues with the most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) this season.
Toronto is ranked 27th in the Major League rankings this season with a 4.55 percentage point average.
Key Cubs players to keep an eye on
Steele makes his 20th start of the season for the Cubs. He has a 3-5 record, a 3.16 ERA and 112 strikeouts in 114 2/3 innings pitched.
Isaac Paredes was the key player for Chicago with 98 hits, an OBP of .345 and a slugging percentage of .421.
Ian Happ is the most successful Chicago player with 21 home runs and 68 runs batted in.
Nico Hoerner has 113 hits this season and a slash average of .256/.325/.348.
Cody Bellinger leads Chicago with a batting average of .276. He has also hit 13 home runs with 48 RBI.
Key Blue Jays players to keep an eye on
Bassitt (9-11) of the Blue Jays will make his 25th start this season.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays in home runs (25) and runs batted in (80) and has a team-best batting average of .319.
George Springer has 16 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 48 walks with a batting average of .219.
Daulton Varsho has 18 doubles, six triples, 15 home runs and 43 walks with a batting average of .208.
Ernie Clement has 16 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and seven walks with a batting average of .276.
Injuries to the Cubs and Blue Jays
Cubs: Tomás Nido: 10 days IL (knee), Hayden Wesneski: 15 days IL (forearm), Jordan Wicks: 60 days IL (oblique), Luke Little: 60 days IL (shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 days IL (shoulder). ), Colten Brewer: 60 days IL (hand), Ben Brown: 60 days IL (neck), Adbert Alzolay: 60 days IL (forearm)
Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10 days IL (calf), Alek Manoah: 15 days IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 60 days IL (elbow)
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