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Christopher Morel leads the Chicago Cubs (37-41) into Monday’s matchup with the San Francisco Giants (36-42) on a two-game homer streak. His Cubs are underdogs for the contest, however, with sportsbooks naming the Giants as -130 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 9:45 PM ET from Oracle Park, live on NBCS-BA. San Francisco’s Logan Webb and Chicago’s Justin Steele have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $35.38
Giants to win vs Cubs -130
Giants vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Giants (-130)
- Underdog: Cubs (+110)
Giants vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Giants have been victorious in 21, or 53.8%, of the 39 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- San Francisco has a record of 12-11 when favored by -130 or more this year.
- The Giants have an implied victory probability of 56.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Cubs are 18-23 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 43.9% of those games).
- Chicago has an 11-11 record (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +110 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs’ implied win probability is 47.6%.
Giants vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Matt Chapman has been key for San Francisco with 66 hits, an OBP of .311 plus a slugging percentage of .378.
- Among all MLB hitters, Chapman is 119th in batting average, 97th in on-base percentage, and 112th in slugging.
- Thairo Estrada is a key run producer for San Francisco with a .235 average, nine homers and 39 RBI.
- Morel paces the Cubs in home runs (15) and runs batted in (45).
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Morel is 18th in homers and 23rd in RBI.
- Cody Bellinger’s .270 batting average is a team-high mark.
Giants vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Giants strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 12th in MLB.
- The Giants have the 25th-ranked ERA (4.53) in the majors this season.
- The Giants rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.351 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Cubs has a collective nine K/9, the third-best in MLB.
- Chicago has the 14th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.94).
- Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.286).