Data Skrive:
The Philadelphia Phillies (92-64) are +100 underdogs for their meeting with the Chicago Cubs (80-76) on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. Kyle Schwarber has 99 RBI on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Citizens Bank Park, live on MARQ. Chicago’s Justin Steele gets the start, and he’ll go against Philadelphia’s Taijuan Walker.
Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $36.95
Cubs to win vs Phillies -118
Cubs vs. Phillies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-118)
- Underdog: Phillies (+100)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cubs vs. Phillies Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been favorites in 77 games this season and have come away with the win 41 times (53.2%) in those contests.
- This season Chicago has been victorious 37 times in 65 chances when named as a favorite of at least -118 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 54.1% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Phillies have won 43.8% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (14-18).
- Philadelphia has an 8-12 record (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +100 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Phillies have an implied win probability of 50%.
Cubs vs. Phillies Hitting Leaders
- Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs with 25 and runs batted in with 85.
- Including all hitters in baseball, Happ is 33rd in homers and 32nd in RBI.
- Nico Hoerner is batting .269 with an OBP of .334 and a slugging percentage of .357 this season.
- Bryce Harper is hitting .283 with 41 doubles, 29 home runs and 73 walks.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Harper’s home run total puts him 22nd, and his RBI total ranks 29th.
- Schwarber has hit 36 home runs with 99 RBI. Both lead his team.
Cubs vs. Phillies Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.80 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.251 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 8.9 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
- Philadelphia has a 3.78 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- Phillies pitchers combine for the No. 8 WHIP in MLB (1.223).