Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/20/2026

Game Time: 2:20 pm ET, Saturday, June 20, 2026

Venue:  Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL 

Where to Watch:  MLB TV

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays +104, Cubs -126; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays +105, Cubs -125; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Blue Jays +105, Cubs -125; Over/Under:  9 runs

Toronto Blue Jays:  37-38 (3rd place, AL East)

Chicago Cubs:  39-36 (3rd place, NL Central)

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Toronto Blue Jays:  6-4 last 10

Chicago Cubs:  5-5 last 10

The Blue Jays are entering this series off a win and completed the sweep in their 3-game series against the Boston Red Sox 3-0 in their last series. They enter this game with a 37-38 record overall and have a road record of 16-20. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Cubs on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 22nd in the MLB with a .706 OPS. Kevin Gausman is their starting pitcher on Friday while Patrick Corbin is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 2-3 with a 4.57 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season appearance, he allowed 2 ER, 0 HR, and 0 BB with 3 SO on 7 hits through 3.2 IP against the New York Yankees.

The Cubs are entering this series off a win and won their 3-game series against the Colorado Rockies 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 39-36 record overall and have a home record of 22-16. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Blue Jays on Saturday with the 1st game of this series still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 10th in the MLB with a .731 OPS. Ben Brown is their starting pitcher on Friday while Colin Rea is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 5-5 with a 5.35 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 4 earned runs, 1 homer, and 3 walks with 2 strikeouts on 6 hits through 4.2 innings pitched against the San Francisco Giants.

The current betting odds have the Blue Jays listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Cubs have looked good in their games this season with their 39-36 record overall which has them right in the middle of the NL Central. They have looked good in their own ballpark too with their 22-16 home record this season. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays haven't looked great in their games this season with their 37-38 record overall which has them right in the middle of the AL East. They haven't been a great road team either with their 16-20 road record this year. The Cubs got off to a really hot start this season, but they have been slumping over the last few weeks and are only 5-5 in their last 10 games. The Blue Jays had a terrible start to the season, but they have looked a lot better lately and are now 6-4 in their last 10 games. Corbin is on the mound for the Blue Jays in this one and he hasn't looked great this season. He is 2-3 with a 4.57 ERA and the team hasn't had much success with him, but lately he hasn't been giving up as many runs. The team has lost 3 games in a row now with him starting, but he only gave up 2 earned runs in his last start and will be looking to continue that. The Cubs are going with Rea in this one and he hasn't looked great this season either. He is 5-5 with a 5.35 ERA and his team hasn't had a lot of success with him lately either. They have lost 3 games in a row now with him starting and he has been giving up a lot more runs lately too, coming off another bad start in which he gave up 4 earned runs which has been a common theme for him. The Cubs have had the better offense this season, but not lately as they haven't been putting up many runs, so look for the Blue Jays to take advantage of this pitching matchup as they continue to get hot. The best way to place a bet here is on the Blue Jays to win this game. 

Blue Jays Cubs Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 20, 2026 (2:20 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 6 Cubs 5.

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Toronto Blue Jays: 96-110 (-5.1 units) on the moneyline in road games. 162-155 (-4.9 units) on the moneyline against right-handed starters. 45-48 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse. 4-1 UNDER against NL Central opponents.

Chicago Cubs: 219-188 (+6.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 121-84 (+10.8 units) on the moneyline in home games. 118-83 (+11.6 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a losing record. 20-10 UNDER against AL East opponents.

Toronto Blue Jays:  M. Scherzer (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Back. D. Varsho (CF) Ten Day IL - Wrist. J. Mantiply (RP) Sixty Day IL - Knee. L. Sosa (2B) Ten Day IL - Wrist. L. Estrada (RP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. J. Berrios (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. A. Barger (RF) Ten Day IL - Elbow. S. Bieber (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. C. Ponce (SP) Sixty Day IL - Knee. A. Santander (RF) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. Y. Garcia (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. B. Francis (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow.

Chicago Cubs:  E. Cabrera (SP) Day To Day - Hand. D. Palencia (RP) Fifteen Day IL - Elbow. J. Taillon (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Hamstring. M. Boyd (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Knee. R. Martin (RP) Fifteen Day IL - Elbow. P. Hodge (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. C. Horton (SP) Sixty Day IL - Forearm. H. Harvey (RP) Sixty Day IL - Tricep. J. Steele (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. T. Austin (1B) Sixty Day IL - Knee. S. Miller (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow.

“That’s an incredible at-bat. A crazy win, tough from both teams. Against a pitcher like [Aroldis Chapman], who’s not only had the career but the year he’s having? Valenzuela flipping around right-handed, that’s tremendous, tremendous composure.” - John Schneider after his team’s win against the Red Sox in their game on Thursday.

“That inning, for so many reasons, was so good for everybody. That’s what we’ve been so good at in the past is having those big innings, really making pitchers work to get outs, using the ballpark to our advantage.” - Dansby Swanson after their win against the Rockies in their game on Wednesday. 

George Springer (R) DH

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B

Jesús Sánchez (L) RF

Yohendrick Piñango (L) LF

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Nathan Lukes (L) CF

Kazuma Okamoto (R) 3B

Davis Schneider (R) 2B

Andrés Giménez (L) SS

Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Michael Busch (L) 1B

Seiya Suzuki (R) DH

Ian Happ (S) LF

Matt Shaw (R) RF

Nico Hoerner (R) 2B

Carson Kelly (R) C

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

Batting Average:  Nathan Lukes (.313)

Hits:  Ernie Clement (85)

Home Runs:  Kazuma Okamoto (15)

RBI:  Kazuma Okamoto (42)

Stolen Bases:  Andrés Giménez (10)

Wins:  Kevin Gausman (4)

Saves:  Louis Varland (14)

ERA:  Lazaro Estrada (0.00)

Batting Average:  Carson Kelly (.277)

Hits:  Pete Crow-Armstrong (78)

Home Runs:  Ian Happ (16)

RBI:  Michael Busch (42)

Stolen Bases:  Pete Crow-Armstrong (16)

Wins:  Colin Rea (5)

Saves:  Daniel Palencia (3)

ERA:  Ty Blach (0.00)

Managers:

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (5th season)

Chicago Cubs: Craig Counsell (3rd season)