Blue Jays vs Cubs Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some midday baseball action as the Toronto Blue Jays swoop into the iconic Wrigley Field to clash with the Chicago Cubs! With both teams looking to claw their way up their respective conference ladders, today’s showdown at 2:20 PM EST is set against the backdrop of a breezy Chicago afternoon. The stakes are high with the Jays fresh off a dominant victory and the Cubs hungry to bounce back from a recent stumble. Vegas has the lines buzzing and the over/under teetering at a tantalizing ten runs. As the winds whip from the west and the crowd buzzes in anticipation, today’s game promises to be anything but bear-y predictable—after all, when Cubs and Jays collide, you can expect the feathers to fly!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 16, 2024 02:20PM EST

Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 12.5 mph. Temperature is at 84.0° with 61% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TOR ML	CHC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-103	-117	10.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	+111	-133	9.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+214	-16	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

159W-137L

47.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

149W-146L

52.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/11/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	6	Under	-2.0
08/11/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	2	Under	-2.0
08/12/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	5	Under	-1.0
08/12/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	4	Under	-1.0
08/13/23	Chicago Cubs CHC	4	Over	+5.0
08/13/23	Toronto Blue Jays TOR	11	Over	+5.0

Blue Jays Vs Over/Under

Cubs Vs Over/Under

Yariel Rodriguez

ERA 3.6 | IP 50.0 | 1.0W-5.0L | KO 52.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-10-24	vsOAK	1-0L	5.7	5	1	5	Under
08-04-24	@NYY	3-4L	4.7	4	0	4	Under
07-29-24	@BAL	5-11L	0.7	1	4	1	Over
07-24-24	vsTB	3-6W	5.7	2	2	6	Under
07-12-24	@ARI	4-5L	4.0	4	2	7	Under
07-06-24	@SEA	5-4W	6.0	1	0	6	Under
07-01-24	vsHOU	3-1L	6.7	2	1	6	Under
06-21-24	@CLE	1-7L	1.3	2	5	1	Under
04-29-24	vsKC	5-6W	3.7	6	3	1	Over
04-24-24	@KC	2-3L	4.0	6	3	2	Under

Kyle Hendricks

ERA 6.602 | IP 91.3 | 3.0W-10.0L | KO 65.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-05-24	vsMIN	3-0L	6.0	5	2	5	Under
07-31-24	@CIN	13-4W	5.0	4	3	4	Over
07-26-24	@KC	0-6L	5.0	8	6	4	Under
07-20-24	vsARI	3-0L	5.0	3	3	2	Under
07-12-24	@STL	5-1W	7.0	5	0	3	Under
07-06-24	vsLAA	7-0L	2.0	4	2	1	Under
06-30-24	@MIL	1-7L	3.7	7	7	3	Under
06-25-24	@SF	1-5L	7.0	5	2	4	Under
06-19-24	vsSF	5-6W	5.7	2	1	8	Over
06-14-24	vsSTL	3-0L	4.3	2	0	1	Under

Blue Jays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/16	vs LAA	9-2W	8	3	Over
08/15	vs LAA	6-1W	7	2	Under
08/14	vs LAA	4-2W	9	1	Under
08/13	@ OAK	4-8L	5	1	Over
08/12	@ OAK	0-1L	2	0	Under
08/11	@ OAK	3-1W	10	2	Under
08/10	@ BAL	7-6W	7	1	Over
08/09	@ BAL	3-7L	10	0	Over
08/08	@ BAL	5-2W	9	1	Under
08/06	vs NYY	3-4L	7	0	Under
08/05	vs NYY	3-8L	8	1	Over
08/04	vs NYY	8-5W	13	0	Over
08/02	vs BAL	4-10L	7	1	Over
08/01	vs BAL	2-6L	5	0	Under
07/31	vs BAL	5-11L	13	2	Over

Cubs Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/16	vs CLE	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/15	vs CLE	1-2L	5	0	Under
08/14	vs CLE	8-9L	9	2	Over
08/12	vs CWS	3-1W	9	0	Under
08/11	vs CWS	7-6W	16	4	Over
08/09	@ MIN	8-2W	8	2	Over
08/08	@ MIN	7-3W	11	1	Over
08/07	@ MIN	0-3L	4	0	Under
08/06	@ STL	6-2W	11	2	Under
08/05	@ STL	4-5L	5	1	Under
08/04	@ STL	6-3W	8	2	Under
08/03	@ STL	5-4W	9	2	Under
08/02	vs CIN	13-4W	17	1	Over
08/01	vs CIN	3-6L	7	1	Under
07/31	vs CIN	1-7L	3	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Toronto Blue Jays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 George Springer	9.0	11.9	0.217	0.365	0.340	0.704	0.289	0.034
#2 Daulton Varsho	9.3	12.5	0.205	0.403	0.330	0.732	0.299	0.041
#3 V. Guerrero	9.6	12.6	0.320	0.548	0.441	0.989	0.394	0.052
#4 Spencer Horwitz	8.9	11.8	0.268	0.421	0.426	0.847	0.340	0.032
#5 Alejandro Kirk	7.4	9.8	0.240	0.327	0.359	0.687	0.283	0.014
#6 Will Wagner	7.7	10.0	0.625	1.000	0.625	1.625	0.671	0.000
#7 Ernie Clement	6.4	8.1	0.266	0.408	0.298	0.706	0.294	0.025
#8 Joey Loperfido	6.9	8.9	0.211	0.317	0.289	0.606	0.254	0.014
#9 Leo Jimenez	6.0	7.8	0.216	0.330	0.341	0.670	0.281	0.011

Chicago Cubs	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Ian Happ	9.3	12.5	0.225	0.429	0.390	0.819	0.328	0.047
#2 Michael Busch	8.3	10.9	0.264	0.464	0.404	0.868	0.348	0.044
#3 Seiya Suzuki	9.2	12.1	0.264	0.475	0.379	0.854	0.345	0.044
#4 Cody Bellinger	9.1	11.8	0.276	0.425	0.370	0.796	0.325	0.033
#5 Isaac Paredes	8.7	11.6	0.238	0.428	0.411	0.839	0.336	0.044
#6 Nico Hoerner	8.0	10.3	0.254	0.344	0.363	0.707	0.292	0.012
#7 Dansby Swanson	8.0	10.4	0.232	0.357	0.333	0.690	0.284	0.023
#8 Pete Crow-Armstrong	6.7	8.4	0.202	0.313	0.253	0.567	0.238	0.009
#9 Miguel Amaya	5.4	7.0	0.220	0.315	0.306	0.621	0.259	0.017

Blue Jays Notable Injuries

Bo Bichette OUT (SS): Avg: 0.223 SLG:0.321 Last game: 07/21/24. Impact: 1.7

Cubs Notable Injuries

Hayden Wesneski OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/21/24. Impact: 2.6
Tomas Nido OUT (C): Avg: 0.19 SLG:0.294 Last game: 07/26/24. Impact: 0.8