The Chicago Cubs (68-51) visit the Toronto Blue Jays (70-51) at 3:07 p.m. ET on Thursday at Rogers Centre. The Cubs are favored (-113) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the Blue Jays (-106). Chicago has Matthew Boyd starting things off, while Toronto will send out Max Scherzer.

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Cubs vs. Blue Jays betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-113)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (-106)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs have won 65.1% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (54-29).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -113 or shorter, Chicago has a 53-29 record (winning 64.6% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cubs a 53.1% chance to win.
• Chicago has played in 119 games with a set over/under, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 58 times (58-56-5).
• The Cubs have put together a 57-62-0 record against the spread this season (covering 47.9% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Kyle Tucker has 21 doubles, four triples, 18 home runs and 77 walks while batting .267.
• Among hitters in MLB action, Tucker ranks 53rd in home runs and 53rd in RBI.
• Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 27 home runs lead his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Crow-Armstrong ranks 10th in homers and 15th in RBI.
• Seiya Suzuki leads the Cubs with 27 home runs and 85 runs batted in.
• Nico Hoerner has a club-high .291 batting average.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The Cubs pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has a 3.87 team ERA that ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the No. 4-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.212).
• The Cubs allow the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (148 total, 1.2 per game).
• Chicago knocked off the Blue Jays 4-1 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing two hits.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• The Blue Jays have won 37, or 57.8%, of the 64 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Toronto is 33-25 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -106 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Blue Jays have a 51.5% chance to win.
• Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 64 of its 120 opportunities.
• The Blue Jays are 71-49-0 against the spread this season.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto in homers with 19 while also maintaining a team-best .299 batting average.
• Among all batters in MLB, Guerrero’s home run total is 47th, and his RBI total is 42nd.
• Guerrero has hit safely in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Bo Bichette leads Toronto in runs batted in with 78 while batting .296 with 16 homers.
• Bichette ranks 75th overall in homers and 15th in RBI this year.
• Ernie Clement is slashing .284/.318/.413 this season for the Blue Jays.
• Addison Barger is batting .261 with an OBP of .311 and a slugging percentage of .499 this season.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• Toronto has pitched to a 4.25 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• The Blue Jays have a combined WHIP of 1.262 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 163 home runs allowed.
• Toronto pitchers struck out six Cubs hitters while allowing six base hits in a 4-1 loss its last time out.