Cubs vs. Padres Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – May 7, 2024

Jake Cronenworth will look to extend his 10-game hitting streak when the San Diego Padres (19-19) take on the Chicago Cubs (21-15). The Cubs are listed as -146 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:40 PM ET Tuesday, live on SDPA from Wrigley Field. Shota Imanaga will get the ball for Chicago while San Diego will counter with Randy Vasquez.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Cubs vs. Padres Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-146)
• Underdog: Padres (+123)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs vs. Padres Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been victorious in eight, or 61.5%, of the 13 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Chicago has not lost in five games when named as a moneyline favorite of -146 or better.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 59.3% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
• The Padres have won 46.7% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (7-8).
• San Diego is 3-3 (winning 50% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +123 or longer.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Padres have an implied win probability of 44.8%.

Cubs vs. Padres Hitting Leaders

• Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (23) this season while batting .220.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Morel’s home run total places him 10th and his RBI tally places him 19th.
• Nico Hoerner’s batting average of .279 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
• Jurickson Profar leads the Padres with 25 runs batted in while putting up a team-best batting average of .341.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Profar ranks 50th in home runs and 13th in RBI.
• Cronenworth has racked up 25 runs batted in to lead his team.

Cubs vs. Padres Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
• Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.82 this year, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.268 as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in MLB.
• The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Padres pitching staff ranks 19th in MLB.
• San Diego’s 4.25 team ERA ranks 21st across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Padres average MLB’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.270).