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The Chicago Cubs (40-48) and Ian Happ (2 HR in his last game) are favored (-184) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Los Angeles Angels (36-50) on Friday at 2:20 PM ET on BSW.
Justin Steele will get the ball for Chicago while Los Angeles will counter with Griffin Canning.
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Cubs and Angels Betting Trends
The Cubs have gone 20-21 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 48.8% of those games).
Chicago has played in seven games as moneyline favorites with odds of -184 or shorter and won them all.
The Angels have entered the game as underdogs 75 times this season and won 32, or 42.7%, of those games.
Los Angeles has a record of 5-8, a 38.5% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +154 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Cubs have combined with opponents to go over the total 39 times this season for a 39-45-4 record against the over/under.
The Angels and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 44 of their 86 opportunities.
Cubs Stats & Insights
The Cubs have the No. 18 offense in MLB action scoring 4.1 runs per game (364 total runs).
Chicago is 21st in MLB with 85 total home runs.
The Cubs have the 24th-ranked batting average in the majors (.229).
Chicago strikes out nine times per game to rank 25th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective 9.1 K/9, the third-best in MLB.
Chicago has a 3.99 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Angels Stats & Insights
The Angels rank 23rd in the majors with 351 total runs scored this season.
Los Angeles’ 93 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball.
The Angels rank 19th in MLB with a .237 team batting average.
Los Angeles ranks 16th with an average of 8.5 strikeouts per game.
The Angels have a 7.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
Los Angeles has pitched to a 4.63 ERA this season, which ranks 29th in baseball.
Cubs Key Players to Watch
Steele (0-3) gets the starting nod for the Cubs in his 13th start of the season. He has a 3.20 ERA in 70 1/3 innings pitched, with 70 strikeouts.
Happ leads Chicago in runs batted in with 50 while batting .238.
Cody Bellinger’s batting average of .274 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
Nico Hoerner has collected 71 base hits, an OBP of .326 and a slugging percentage of .336 this season.
Christopher Morel is slugging .368 this season, with a team-best 15 homers while driving in 46 runs.
Angels Key Players to Watch
Canning (3-8) will take to the mound for the Angels and make his 18th start of the season.
Luis Rengifo has put up a team-best batting average of .315.
Taylor Ward has hit 14 home runs with 43 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
Zachary Neto is hitting .247 with 19 doubles, 11 home runs and 15 walks.
Logan O’Hoppe has 12 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 17 walks while hitting .280.
Cubs and Angels Injuries
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), Keegan Thompson: 15 Day IL (Rib), 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)
Angels: Mike Trout: 10 Day IL (Meniscus), Andrew Wantz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Adam Cimber: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Kelvin Caceres: 60 Day IL (Lat), Anthony Rendon: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Robert William Stephenson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), José Cisnero: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), José Quijada: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Rengifo: day-to-day (Hand)
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