The Chicago Cubs (39-36) will look to Pete Crow-Armstrong, who is currently on a three-game home run streak, when they play the Toronto Blue Jays (37-38). The Cubs are moneyline favorites (-121) for this matchup with the Blue Jays (-102), which starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on Friday at Wrigley Field. Chicago’s Ben Brown starts against Toronto’s Kevin Gausman.

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Cubs vs. Blue Jays betting lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-121)
• Underdog: Blue Jays (-102)
• Over/under: 7.5

Cubs betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cubs betting info

• The Cubs are 28-25 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 52.8% of those games).
• Chicago has a record of 25-22 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter (53.2% winning percentage).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 54.8%.
• Chicago has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 75 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 38 of those games (38-35-2).
• The Cubs have put together a 28-47-0 record against the spread this season (covering only 37.3% of the time).

Cubs hitting info

• Crow-Armstrong has accumulated a team-high batting average of .276.
• In MLB, Crow-Armstrong ranks 24th in homers and 56th in RBI.
• Crow-Armstrong takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .364 with four doubles, two triples, four home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
• Nico Hoerner has 15 doubles, four home runs and 31 walks while hitting .233.
• Hoerner ranks 206th in home runs among hitters in MLB and 82nd in RBI.
• Michael Busch leads the Cubs with 42 runs batted in.
• Ian Happ’s 16 home runs lead his team.
• Happ takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .182 with a double, a home run and an RBI.

Cubs pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 8.0 K/9, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• Chicago has a 4.26 team ERA that ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Cubs pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in MLB (1.249).
• Cubs pitchers combine to surrender 110 total home runs at a rate of 1.5 per game (most in baseball).
• Chicago struck out three Rockies batters while giving up nine hits in an 8-6 win in its last game.

Blue Jays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Blue Jays betting info

• This season, the Blue Jays have won 14 out of the 35 games, or 40%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Toronto has a record of 10-18 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least -102 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have a 50.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 36 of its 75 games with a total.
• In 75 games with a spread this season, the Blue Jays are 38-37-0 ATS.

Blue Jays hitting info

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .279 with four home runs and 30 RBI for Toronto this season.
• Guerrero ranks 206th in home runs and 114th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Ernie Clement’s batting average of .294 leads all Toronto hitters this season.
• Among all MLB batters, Clement is 121st in homers and 132nd in RBI.
• Kazuma Okamoto leads the club in homers (15) and runs batted in (42) this season.
• Jesus Sanchez has 58 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .460 this season.
• Sanchez heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .294 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and an RBI.

Blue Jays pitching rankings

• The Blue Jays average 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the majors.
• Toronto pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.02 ERA this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
• The Blue Jays rank 13th in MLB with a combined 1.274 WHIP this season.
• With 80 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Toronto earned a 3-0 win in its most recent game, striking out six Red Sox batters while allowing seven hits.