The Chicago Cubs (35-39) are favored on the moneyline (-110) in Wednesday’s contest versus the San Francisco Giants (36-38). Game time is at 2:20 PM ET on NBCS-BA. The Giants, with +143 odds, are favored against the spread (1.5). San Francisco has not named a starter for this contest, while Chicago is expected to send Kyle Hendricks to the mound.
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Odds to Win
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Cubs to win vs Giants -110
Cubs vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-110)
- Underdog: Giants (-109)
- Over/under: 9.5
Cubs vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 17, or 51.5%, of the 33 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Chicago has a record of 18-16 when favored by -110 or more this year.
- The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 52.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- The Giants have compiled a 15-20 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 42.9% of those games).
- San Francisco has gone 15-18 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -109 or longer (45.5%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Giants a 52.2% chance to win.
Cubs vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs with 13 and runs batted in with 41.
- Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Morel is 25th in home runs and 30th in RBI.
- Cody Bellinger leads Chicago in batting with a .264 average while slugging nine homers and driving in 33 runs.
- Matt Chapman is hitting .230 with 18 doubles, eight home runs and 28 walks.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Chapman ranks 87th in home runs and 94th in RBI.
- Thairo Estrada has hit nine home runs with 39 RBI while batting .240. Those stats all lead his team.
Cubs vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs have a nine K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.85 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.275 WHIP this season.
- The Giants pitching staff ranks 20th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
- San Francisco has a 4.42 team ERA that ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Giants average baseball’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.336).