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Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs Predictions, Picks: Our Top-Rated Projection Using Zerillo’s BARTOLO Tool

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Jun 17, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) and second baseman Nico Hoerner (2) celebrate their win against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images

If you haven’t heard yet, Zerillo’s Opening Pitch has returned with a vengeance.

BARTOLO, which stands for Baseball Analytic Research Tool Optimized for Longterm Outcomes, is our new PRO baseball betting tool developed by Zerillo. Available to PRO subscribers, BARTOLO provides you not just with MLB game projections, but also provides YOU with all the input data and statistics that he uses to project these games every day.

Opening Pitch: Zerillo's MLB Projections for Friday via BARTOLO Image

Here’s an example of BARTOLO’s invaluable information (presented in a slick way) for today’s highly anticipated early afternoon Cubs vs Blue Jays game.

Scroll through this module to check out all of BARTOLO's features:

As you can see, Zerillo projects a small, 2.1% edge on the Under 7. Several factors go into that projection, factors that you can dive into by scrolling through the above module.

First, the wind is blowing in at Wrigley today. Given that Wrigley is MLB’s most wind-receptive park and already has a -10% run-scoring park factor, Zerillo adjusts his projected total down more than 8%.

Second, these are two solid starters! Kevin Gausman and Ben Brown are two of Zerillo’s top-40 MLB starting pitchers by weighted FIP.

Finally, Zerillo projects Toronto with MLB’s best bullpen.

If you want access to this and so much more, get an Action PRO subscription today and then bookmark Zerillo’s Opening Pitch page.

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Tanner McGrath covers college basketball, college football and Major League Baseball at Action Network. He is a contributor to Payoff Pitch, Action Network’s Major League Baseball betting podcast. He's been working in the space for more than five years with past journalism experience in Canadian collegiate sports, finance and economics. He has an obsession with America East basketball, betting the Miami Marlins and sweating out home underdogs.

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