Blue Jays vs. Cubs Odds & Betting Predictions - August 16, 2024

Blue Jays at Cubs

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Toronto Blue Jays

44-37

5 - 6

Chicago Cubs

48-34

pitcher		team	era	w-l
K.Hendricks			5.92	4-12
Y.Rodriguez			4.47	1-8

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Blue Jays 44-37	+1.5-185	o9.5-108	+110
Cubs 48-34	-1.5+154	u9.5-112	-130

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TOR +0.5 (F5)-138

0.5u

Over 9.5-108

0.93u

Under 0.5 (1st Inn)+104

0.5u

W.Wagner o1.5 Total Bases+100

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S.Horwitz o0.5 HR+475

0.5u

Under 10-102

0.5u

Flat to -112

CHC -115

0.87u

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Cubs RPs have a strikeout rate of 27% vs left-handed batters since last season -- highest in MLB. Blue Jays left-handed hitters have struck out 26% against RHP since last season -- second highest in MLB.

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MLB Public Betting

Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games.
Cubs are 2-3 in their last 5 games against the spread
Cubs are 22-20 in their road games against the spread
The totals have gone OVER in 3 of Cubs' last 5 games
The totals have gone OVER in 21 of Cubs' 40 last games at home

Against the Spread (ATS) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	41-41	19-21	22-20	31-26	10-15
Blue Jays	48-33	25-16	23-17	18-15	30-17

Over/Under History

	overall	home o/u	away o/u	favorite o/u	underdog o/u
Cubs	42-35-5	21-17-2	21-18-3	28-26-3	14-9-2
Blue Jays	43-36-2	24-16-1	19-20-1	20-13	22-23-2

Straight-Up (ML) History

	overall	home	away	favorite	underdog
Cubs	48-34	25-15	23-19	39-18	9-16
Blue Jays	44-37	25-16	19-21	20-13	24-23

date	opponent	score	spread	over/under	moneyline
Aug 14th	@CLE	L 1-6	+1.5 L	U 8	CLE +110
Aug 13th	@CLE	L 1-2	+1.5 W	U 9	CLE +130
Aug 12th	@CLE	L 8-9	-1.5 L	O 8	CLE -122
Aug 10th	@CWS	W 3-1	-1.5 W	U 9	CHC -227
Aug 10th	@CWS	W 7-6	-1.5 L	O 8.5	CHC -152

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PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RY.Rodriguez, P	88	5	5	4
RT.Nance, P	16	1	0	0
LB.Little, P	10	1	0	1
RE.Swanson, P	12	1	0	0
LG.Cabrera, P	10	1	1	0
RC.Green, P	12	0	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1G.Springer, RF	1-5	0	0	2
2D.Varsho, CF	1-5	0	0	0
3V.Guerrero, 1B	0-5	0	0	0
4S.Horwitz, DH	1-5	1	0	0
5A.Kirk, C	1-5	0	0	0
6W.Wagner, 2B	2-4	1	0	0
7E.Clement, 3B	2-4	1	0	1
8J.Loperfido, LF	1-4	1	0	0
9L.Jimenez, SS	1-4	1	1	1

PITCHER	PC	IP	K	ER
RK.Hendricks, P	82	5	2	1
LD.Smyly, P	15	1	3	0
RJ.Lopez, P	9	1	2	0
RP.Hodge, P	14	1	2	0
RH.Neris, P	33	1	2	3
RT.Miller, P	5	1	0	0

HITTERS	H-AB	R	HR	RBI
1I.Happ, LF	2-4	3	1	1
2M.Busch, 1B	0-4	0	0	0
3S.Suzuki, DH	1-5	0	0	1
4C.Bellinger, RF	1-4	1	1	2
4C.Bellinger, CF	1-4	1	1	2
5I.Paredes, 3B	0-4	0	0	0
6N.Hoerner, 2B	1-4	0	0	0
7D.Swanson, SS	0-3	0	0	0
8P.Crow-Armstrong, CF	1-2	1	1	1
8P.Wisdom, PH	0-1	0	0	0
8M.Tauchman, RF	0-0	0	0	0
9M.Amaya, C	1-4	1	1	1