Its Thursday, June 26 and the Blue Jays (42-37) are in Cleveland to take on the Guardians (40-38) this afternoon.

Kevin Gausman is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Tanner Bibee for Cleveland.

These teams have split the first two games of the series with Cleveland winning last night, 5-4 in ten innings. Nic Enright pitched a scoreless tenth for the Guardians and Jose Ramirez drove in the winning run for Cleveland’s 40th win of the season.

Lets dive into the series finale and find a sweat or two.

We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Blue Jays at Guardians

• Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
• Time: 1:10PM EST
• Site: Progressive Field
• City: Cleveland, OH
• Network/Streaming: Sportsnet, CLEG

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Odds for the Blue Jays at the Guardians

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Blue Jays (-110), Guardians (-110)
• Spread:  Guardians -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Blue Jays at Guardians

• Pitching matchup for June 26, 2025: Kevin Gausman vs. Tanner Bibee
  • Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (5-6, 4.61 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/19 vs. Arizona – 4.1IP, 7ER, 7H, 3BB, 4Ks
  • Guardians: Tanner Bibee (4-7, 3.86 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/20 at Athletics – 8IP, 4ER, 11H, 0BB, 10Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Blue Jays at Guardians

• The Blue Jays have won 4 of their last 6 on the road against American League teams
• Each of the last 4 games between the Guardians and the Blue Jays have gone over the Total
• The Guardians have failed to cover the Run Line in 5 of their last 6 games against the Blue Jays
• Tanner Bibee has struck out 25 opposing hitters in 25.2 innings in June
• Jose Ramirez has hit safely in 6 of his last 7 games (9-29)

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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Blue Jays and the Guardians

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday’s game between the Blue Jays and the Guardians:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Toronto Blue Jays on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cleveland Guardians at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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