Cubs-Blue Jays Pointspread Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Chicago Cubs on Friday when they battle the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Sean Gallagher will be the starting pitcher for the Cubs on this day. Righthander Gallagher is 3-2 this season with a 4.41 ERA. The Blue Jays will counter Gallagher with AJ Burnett. Righthander Burnett has a 4.82 ERA to go along with a 5-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 133-moneyline favorites versus the Cubs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cubs pulled out a 3-2 win over the Braves for a sweep of the three-game series on Thursday, as -140 favorites. The game's five runs went UNDER the day's posted over/under (9.5). Jim Edmonds belted a solo home run and finished with two RBIs for the Cubs. Kerry Wood tossed two scoreless innings and picked up the win. The Blue Jays dropped the rubber match 2-1 to the Mariners last time out, as -135 favorites at home. The game's three runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (7.5). Matt Stairs drove in the lone run for the Blue Jays. B.J. Ryan gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss. Current streak: Chicago has won 4 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 43-24 SU Toronto: 34-34 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Toronto are 2-4 After playing Atlanta are 6-4 After a win are 8-2 Toronto most recently: When playing on Friday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 4-2 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Toronto Chi Cubs are 14-3 SU in their last 17 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Toronto The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Toronto's last 23 games at home Toronto is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Toronto home to Chi Cubs, Saturday, June 14