Its Thursday, August 14 and the Cubs (68-51) are in Toronto to wrap up their series against the Blue Jays (70-51).
Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Max Scherzer for Toronto.
The Cubs evened the series yesterday with a 4-1 win. Rookie Cade Horton was the story allowing just one hit and one run over 5.2 innings enroute to his seventh win of the season. Matt Shaw and Michael Busch each went deep for Chicago. The Jays’ attack was held in check all day. The home team was limited to two hits while striking out ten times.
Lets dive into this afternoon’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Cubs at Blue Jays
- Date: Thursday, August 14, 2025
- Time: 3:07PM EST
- Site: Rogers Centre
- City: Toronto, ON
- Network/Streaming: MARQ, Sportsnet
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Odds for the Cubs at the Blue Jays
The latest odds as of Thursday:
- Moneyline: Cubs (-108), Blue Jays (-111)
- Spread: Blue Jays 1.5
- Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cubs at Blue Jays
- Pitching matchup for August 14, 2025: Matthew Boyd vs. Max Scherzer
- Cubs: Matthew Boyd (11-5, 2.46 ERA)
Last outing: August 8 at St. Louis – 5.40 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts - Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (2-2, 4.21 ERA)
Last outing: August 8 at Dodgers – 3.00 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
- Cubs: Matthew Boyd (11-5, 2.46 ERA)
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Cubs at Blue Jays
- The Cubs have won 22 of their 38 games against American League teams this season
- The Blue Jays’ last 4 games against the Cubs have stayed under the Total
- Max Scherzer has struck out 5, 5, and 11 hitters in his last 3 starts
- Pete Crow-Armstrong was 0-4 yesterday and is now 3-41 (.073) for the month of August
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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Cubs and the Blue Jays
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Cubs and the Blue Jays:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Chicago Cubs on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Chicago Cubs at +1.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.
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