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The Detroit Tigers (61-65) will look to Spencer Torkelson, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs (62-64) on Wednesday at 8:05 p.m. ET on MARQ. The Tigers are +136 underdogs for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Chicago is expected to give the ball to Jameson Taillon, while Detroit has yet to name a starting pitcher.
Here is our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.42
Cubs to win vs Tigers -161
Cubs vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-161)
- Underdog: Tigers (+136)
- Over/under: 8
Cubs vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 28, or 50%, of the 56 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Chicago has come away with a win 13 times in 14 chances when named as a favorite of at least -161 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 61.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Tigers have gone 36-42 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 46.2% of those games).
- Detroit has gone 5-15 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +136 or longer (25%).
- The Tigers have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.4% in this matchup.
Cubs vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs with 22 and runs batted in with 69.
- Happ is 24th in home runs and 34th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Isaac Paredes is batting .230 with an OBP of .339 and a slugging percentage of .413 this season.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers in home runs (17), runs batted in (51) and has a team-best batting average of .259.
- Greene is 71st in home runs and 90th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Matt Vierling is batting .253 with 21 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 23 walks.
Cubs vs. Tigers Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
- The Cubs have the third-best ERA (3.70) in the majors this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a 1.235 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
- The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Tigers pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
- Detroit’s 3.83 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Tigers combine for the No. 3-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.195).