Lindquist played a quarter-unit on Bo Bichette to go deep as his featured ‘Lindy’s Long Ball’ for the Blue Jays–Cubs matchup. With left-hander Matt Boyd scheduled for Chicago, Lindquist expects Toronto’s right-handed core to generate more hard contact than Boyd has faced recently when Wrigley’s wind was blowing in. Bichette’s odds still opened in the mid-+500s, and Lindquist said that, given the wind projecting neutral and Boyd’s limited put-away stuff, Bichette carried the best price-to-power combination among Toronto bats. He paired the pick with a lean to the Blue Jays money-line behind Max Scherzer but called the Bichette homer the primary stab.

Perrault recommended laying –120 on Toronto’s moneyline because Chicago’s bats have disappeared. The Cubs have scored three runs or fewer in five of their last six, dropping Tuesday’s opener 5-1. Meanwhile the Blue Jays boast a 39-19 record at Rogers Centre and a +76 run differential at home. Kevin Gausman’s 4.26 home ERA is inflated by one rough outing versus Kansas City; in his other three July/August home starts he logged wins over the Yankees and Angels while allowing a total of five earned runs in 19 innings. On the flip side, Cade Horton has been tagged for a 5.19 ERA and .318 opponent average on the road, losing three of his last four away outings. With Toronto’s lineup clicking in its own park and the Cubs only 31-29 on the highway, Perrault believes the current price underrates the gap between the teams.

Kenny G gives a small but actionable lean to the Cubs at +110 because 23-year-old Cade Horton has thrown 23 straight scoreless innings across his last four starts, lowering his ERA to 3.18. Chicago’s bullpen has been "flirtatiously elite" for stretches and owns league-average metrics that Kenny trusts more than Toronto’s 4.04 unit. While Kevin Gausman rebounded against Colorado, Kenny reminds listeners that the Rockies’ offense is hardly a measuring stick and notes Gausman has yet to face the Cubs this year. Chicago owns a top-three offense in runs, average and slugging, even though it has cooled recently (1,2,9,0,6 runs). Toronto is an MLB-best 38-19 at home and first in batting average, but Kenny thinks Horton’s form keeps this one close enough to justify a moneyline sprinkle and even an under 8.5 look despite the ballpark’s over trend (34-21-2).

Harrelson recommended betting Pete Crow-Armstrong UNDER 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs versus Kevin Gausman and the Blue Jays. Crow-Armstrong has only three hits in his last nine games and sits under this combo line in five straight. He is averaging 4.1 plate appearances and, while better against right-handers, faces a pitcher who is allowing just a .177 average to left-handed bats ( .214 overall ). The Cubs outfielder has stayed under in 12 of his last 20 (60%) and in two consecutive matchups with Toronto dating back to last year. Harrelson expects the slump to continue against Gausman’s splitter-heavy approach.

Cash Out Sports Picks said the Toronto Blue Jays money-line was the play Wednesday. Toronto has ripped off a 14-3 run in its last 17 at Rogers Centre and owns a 4-3 mark in recent home meetings with the Cubs. He acknowledged Chicago prospect Cade Horton’s recent form but argued the Jays’ deep, in-form lineup is a different level of difficulty. Even with Kevin Gausman’s occasional volatility, the overall momentum, home-field comfort and superior bats led him to lay the price with Toronto.

Lindquist advised taking the Under 1.5 total bases on Pete Crow-Armstrong. Since the All-Star break the outfielder is just 3-for-37 with roughly 13–14 strikeouts, a skid Lindquist doesn’t see ending soon. With Kevin Gausman looming on the mound for the opposition and Chicago likely using short-leash rookie starter Cade Horton, Crow-Armstrong may lose a plate appearance and will face high-end stuff whenever he does bat. Lindquist sees little chance for multiple bases and called the under a strong value play.

Kenny G recommended laying the -140 moneyline with Toronto. He pointed to the Jays’ MLB-best 38-19 home record and their 4-0 team mark in Jose Berrios’ last four starts, even though Berrios has been uneven. Kenny expects just ‘good enough’ innings from Berrios, and he thinks the young Cubs starter Ben Brown will struggle against a lineup that is still second in MLB in runs and fourth in slugging despite its mini-slump. He added that the Cubs travel north after scoring only 2, 9, 0, 6, 1, and 2 runs over their last six contests, calling the matchup and environment "not the most comfortable spot" for Chicago.

Lindquist is taking Seiya Suzuki over 1.5 total bases in Toronto. Jose Berrios has developed platoon-neutral hard-hit issues, but the damage has been louder from righties: a .468 expected slugging and 42 % fly-ball rate to that side over his past seven starts. Suzuki enters with a .322/.384/.612 line versus right-handers since July 1 and a 93 mph average exit velocity in that span. The roof is expected closed, limiting wind, but Rogers Centre still adds roughly 9 % to right-handed extra-base hits. With Suzuki locked into the two-hole and seeing 4.3 pitches per PA, Lindquist projects two or three solid chances to clear the total-base hurdle and prefers the safer TB line to a plus-320 homer number.