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The Chicago Cubs (37-44) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-106) in Thursday’s contest against the San Francisco Giants (39-42). Game time is set for 3:45 PM ET on MLB Network. The Cubs are favored against the spread in this one (1.5) with +160 odds.
Jordan Hicks will get the ball for San Francisco while Chicago will counter with Shota Imanaga.
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Giants and Cubs Betting Trends
The Giants have compiled a 23-18 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 56.1% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -113 or shorter, San Francisco has a 20-17 record (winning 54.1% of its games).
The Cubs have entered the game as underdogs 42 times this season and won 18, or 42.9%, of those games.
Chicago has a record of 16-22, a 42.1% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -106 or more by bookmakers this season.
The Giants have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 81 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 44 of those games (44-35-2).
The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 34 of their 81 games with a total this season.
Giants Stats & Insights
The Giants are the 14th-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 4.4 runs per game (355 total).
San Francisco averages one home run per game to rank 16th in MLB action with 80 total home runs.
The Giants have the 13th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
San Francisco’s 8.1 strikeouts per game rank 14th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
San Francisco has the 25th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.46).
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have scored the 19th-most runs in the league this season with 334 (4.1 per game).
Chicago’s 76 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
The Cubs rank 24th in MLB with a .230 team batting average.
Chicago ranks 24th in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
The Cubs strike out an MLB-high 9.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
Chicago has the 14th-ranked ERA (3.98) in the majors this season.
Giants Key Players to Watch
The Giants are sending Hicks (4-4) out to make his 17th start of the season. He is 4-4 with a 3.24 ERA and 69 strikeouts through 80 2/3 innings pitched.
Matt Chapman leads San Francisco with a batting average of .234. He’s also hit nine home runs with 33 RBI.
Thairo Estrada leads San Francisco in batting average (.234) and runs batted in (39) this season while also slugging nine homers.
Jorge Soler has 54 hits this season and a slash line of .221/.306/.381.
Patrick Bailey is batting .291 with an OBP of .361 and a slugging percentage of .436 this season.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
The Cubs will send Imanaga (7-2) to the mound for his 15th start this season.
Christopher Morel has racked up a team-high 15 home runs and 45 runs batted in.
Cody Bellinger’s .273 batting average leads his team.
Nico Hoerner is batting .242 with 14 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 29 walks.
Ian Happ is batting .227 with 17 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 40 walks.
Giants and Cubs Injuries
Giants: LaMonte Wade Jr: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Mike Yastrzemski: 10 Day IL (Side), Blake Snell: 15 Day IL (Groin), Keaton Winn: 15 Day IL (Elbow), 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)
Cubs: Mike Tauchman: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jordan Wicks: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Ben Brown: 15 Day IL (Neck), Javier Assad: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Palencia: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Julian Merryweather: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Yency Almonte: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Caleb Kilian: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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