On Friday night, we head to the diamond for USA vs. Canada in baseball for the quarterfinal of the 2026 World Baseball Classic at 8 p.m. ET on FOX from Daikin Park in Houston.
Thanks to Team Italy, the USA was able to back its way into this matchup to take on Canada, which went 3-1 to win its pool. Despite just barely sneaking into the bracket stage, Team USA is a strong 4.5-point favorite on the spread on PrizePicks Team Picks tonight.
Let’s look at our USA vs. Canada baseball prediction and WBC pick for Friday, March 13, with analysis on both team lineups. Make your World Baseball Classic picks on PrizePicks and PrizePicks Team Picks and earn real money if you’re right, including on game winners, run lines, and totals.
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USA vs. Canada Baseball Prediction, Run Line, Over/Under for 2026 WBC
This USA vs. Canada baseball matchup gives us an exciting part two in the international sport realm after the 2026 Olympic hockey OT thriller, which the United States won.
Team USA will have to bring an increased focus to single-elimination play in the WBC if they hope to avenge their loss in the finals to Team Japan in 2023. Team USA has gotten off to slow starts in pool play, scoring just 2 combined runs in the first two innings across the first four games of the tournament.
As expected, the USA will roll out a stacked lineup tonight after a few days of rest.
The Americans still boast the most talented roster in the tournament, starring an elite starting rotation and a deep bullpen. The batting order that is headlined OF Aaron Judge, the reigning AL MVP and Team USA captain, who is tied for the team lead in home runs, with two in the tournament.
“Yes” on Team USA on World Baseball Classic futures is currently returning a 2.32x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks, making them the favorite to win it all.
Team Canada is coming off back-to-back impressive wins vs. Puerto Rico and Cuba to secure the Pool A title. It’s already an improvement on their last WBC, when they failed to make it out of pool play.
While significantly less talented than Team USA on paper, Canada does boast 11 Major League hitters on its roster.
The Canadian lineup headlined by 1B Josh Naylor, who slashed .295 with a 128 wRC+ last season with the Diamondbacks and Mariners.
He hit 20 home runs and swiped a surprising 30 bags last season, and it’s that type of unexpected/unorthodox play that the Canadians will need if they hope to pull off the biggest upset in their country's baseball history.
Our experts have Team USA ranked as the best team in the tournament, and Canada ranked eighth.
USA vs. Canada Run Line, Over/Under, Winner Payout – 3/13/26
Team USA enters Friday's WBC quarterfinal as juiced 4.5-run favorites on their home soil, returning a 1.11x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
Canada is the underdog and returns a 5.88x payout if they win outright, per PrizePicks Team Picks, where you can earn money with your picks in 35 states.
- Run Line: USA -4.5 (1.78x payout)
- Over/Under: 9.5 (1.72x payout on over)
- Game Winner Payout: USA 1.11x | Canada 5.88x
Team Picks data is live as of writing and is subject to change.
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USA vs. Canada Prediction on Run Line for WBC Game Today
Here are the key stats to know before locking in your USA vs. Canada baseball prediction on the run line for Friday, March 13, on PrizePicks.
The first of the USA’s many advantages in this World Baseball Classic matchup is on the mound, where Logan Webb will take the ball for the stars and stripes vs. Michael Soroka for Team Canada. The starting pitching matchup becomes more notable in this round, as the pitch count limits have increased from 65 in pool play to 80 in quarterfinals.
Webb had a 3.22 ERA in 2025 despite surrendering a .356 BABIP, suggesting he was probably due even more good fortune, as reflected in his 2.78 xFIP. He has a 55.6% career ground ball rate and upped his K/9 last season to a career-high 9.74.
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Soroka has regressed greatly following his dynamic rookie season with the Braves five years ago. He projects as a mid-4 ERA third or fourth SP on an MLB staff. His primary issue is the long ball: he boasts a career 14.3% HR/FB rate, which spikes to 17.6% over his last three seasons.
He is also fastball reliant, throwing it over 45% of the time. This is a big problem against this Team USA lineup, which leads all WBC teams in exit velocity vs. fastballs at 95.1 MPH, a whopping 3.7 MPH more than the second-place Dominican Republic.
As a team, Canada had a batting average of .244, an OBP of .350, and an OPS of .713 in pool play. Those are fairly pedestrian numbers despite not facing any elite arms along the way, and nothing close to the caliber they will face against Team USA tonight.
Team USA, meanwhile, slugged .514 in pool play, along with a .944 OPS, leading to an average of 8.75 runs per game.
Even with these lofty numbers, Team USA's offense could be due for even more positive run scoring regression, as they left a lot of meat on the bone in pool play. The Americans stranded 42 runners on base across four pool play games (10.5 per game average).
It’s also worth noting that a less-talented Team USA mercy ruled a very similar Canada team in the 2023 WBC, 12-1, with the game called in the seventh inning.
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An international rivalry of epic proportions takes place tonight in Houston, as USA vs. Canada face-off in the quarterfinal of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Will the USA lock back in following a shaky defeat to Team Italy last time out? Or will Team Canada get revenge for their hockey team and pull off the biggest baseball upset in their country’s history?
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