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The Chicago Cubs (35-39) and San Francisco Giants (36-38) meet Wednesday at Wrigley Field, starting at 2:20 PM ET on NBCS-BA. The Cubs are -115 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Giants are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +145 odds.
Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks and San Francisco’s Erik Miller have been named the starters for this contest.
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Cubs and Giants Betting Trends
The Cubs have won 18 of the 35 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (51.4%).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -115 or shorter, Chicago has a 17-14 record (winning 54.8% of its games).
The Giants have entered the game as underdogs 36 times this season and won 15, or 41.7%, of those games.
San Francisco has a record of 14-16, a 46.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -104 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Cubs have had an over/under set by bookmakers 74 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 31 of those games (31-40-3).
The Giants and their opponents have hit the over in 39 of their 74 games with a total this season.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have the No. 17 offense in MLB action scoring 4.2 runs per game (309 total runs).
Chicago averages one home run per game to rank 20th in MLB play with 71 total home runs.
The Cubs are 26th in the majors with a .228 batting average.
Chicago strikes out 8.6 times per game, the No. 21 mark in baseball.
The Cubs pitching staff is second in MLB with a collective nine strikeouts per nine innings.
Chicago has a 3.85 team ERA that ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Giants Stats & Insights
The Giants have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 324 (4.4 per game).
San Francisco ranks 17th in Major League Baseball with 72 home runs.
The Giants rank 12th in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
San Francisco ranks 12th with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
The Giants have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the majors.
San Francisco has pitched to a 4.42 ERA this season, which ranks 24th in baseball.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will send Hendricks (0-4) out to make his eighth start of the season. He is 0-4 with an 8.20 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings pitched.
Cody Bellinger leads Chicago with a batting average of .264. He’s also hit nine home runs with 33 RBI.
Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs with 13 and runs batted in with 41.
Ian Happ has collected 57 base hits, an OBP of .343 and a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
Nico Hoerner has 57 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .328 this season.
Giants Key Players to Watch
The Giants will hand the ball to Miller (2-2) for his sixth start of the season.
Matt Chapman is batting .230 with 18 doubles, eight home runs and 28 walks.
Thairo Estrada’s nine home runs, 39 RBI and .240 batting average are all team-highs.
Jorge Soler is hitting .224 with 11 doubles, eight home runs and 27 walks.
Heliot Ramos has shown his power as he leads his team with nine home runs.
Cubs and Giants Injuries
Cubs: Mike Tauchman: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Yency Almonte: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
Giants: LaMonte Wade Jr: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Groin), Kyle Harrison: 15 Day IL (Ankle), Tom Murphy: 60 Day IL (Head), Jung Hoo Lee: 60 Day IL (Labrum), Alex Cobb: 60 Day IL (Hip), Robbie Ray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Austin Warren: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ethan Small: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Tristan Beck: 60 Day IL (Arm)
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