Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 6/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-160) Chicago (+132)

Wrigley Field is the site where the Chicago Cubs (39-36) will meet the Toronto Blue Jays (37-38) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Toronto at -160 while Chicago is at +132. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Kevin Gausman and Ben Brown.

Toronto is slugging .389 and have been called out on strikes 543 times, while taking a walk on 212 occasions. They have accumulated 289 runs batted in as well as 619 hits on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .249. The Blue Jays have tallied 124 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 72 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 302 runs while holding a team OBP of .313. As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in baseball.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 78 long balls and 316 runs in total (13th in MLB). Toronto has yielded 592 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 293 earned runs. The Blue Jays have a team ERA of 4.02 so far this year (13th in the league), and the staff has rung up 660 hitters. They have walked 248 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a team for the season.

The Blue Jays have dispatched 284 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 118 runners so far this year with 23.7% of those runners crossing the plate. The bullpen have recorded 55 holds on the year (2nd in MLB). Blue Jays relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 84 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 22 saves this year and have blown 11 of their 33 chances to get a save. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 66.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 90 save situations.

The Blue Jays have converted 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,901 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in baseball. The Toronto Blue Jays have a total of 1,967 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 630 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and have accumulated 52 double plays.

Gausman has pitched in 1,998 innings and is sitting with 2,040 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.80 (843 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.231. He has given up 1,909 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 551 free passes. Gausman (116-117 career mark) has a FIP of 3.74 while he has faced 8,335 batters in the majors.

The Cubs hold a slugging % of .398 and they are scoring 4.59 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have tallied 115 two-baggers, while getting a free base 320 times and scoring 344 runs. Chicago has compiled 87 HRs so far this year as well as 317 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 625 occasions (12th in baseball) and have 612 base knocks. The Chicago Cubs have a team on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .241 for the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 335 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.26 (315 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 110 dingers and they allow 4.53 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Cubs have a team WHIP of 1.249 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.63 as a pitching staff this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (589 strikeouts vs 230 walks). They rank 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 601.

Chicago relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.5% out of their 105 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 69 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on base. With 46 save situations, the Cubs have amassed 21 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. They rank 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 237 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

Out of their 5,988 innings played, the Cubs are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (3rd in pro baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 49 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Cubs have racked up 699 assists, 31 errors and have earned a total of 1,996 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Brown has conceded 203 base knocks while totaling 246 K's in 223 innings. He has given up a total of 104 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 3.51 and he has faced 937 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Brown (9-13 career mark) is the owner of a 4.19 ERA and has conceded 8.2 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-160)

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