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The Chicago Cubs (47-51) will lean on Pete Crow-Armstrong, following a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-48) on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET on FOX. The Cubs are +118 underdogs for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Zac Gallen will get the ball for Arizona while Chicago will counter with Kyle Hendricks.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.39
Diamondbacks to win vs Cubs -139
Diamondbacks vs. Cubs Betting Lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-139)
- Underdog: Cubs (+118)
- Over/under: 8
Diamondbacks vs. Cubs Betting Insights
- The Diamondbacks have won in 25, or 56.8%, of the 44 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
- Arizona has a record of 15-10 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -139 or more on the moneyline.
- The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 58.2% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- The Cubs have been the underdog on the moneyline 55 total times this season. They’ve finished 25-30 in those games.
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +118 or longer, Chicago has a 12-8 record (winning 60% of its games).
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Cubs have an implied win probability of 45.9%.
Diamondbacks vs. Cubs Hitting Leaders
- Ketel Marte leads Arizona with a batting average of .292. He’s also hit 19 home runs with 57 RBI.
- Among all batters in baseball, Marte’s home run total ranks him 14th and his RBI tally ranks him 26th.
- Christian Walker is batting .264 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 66 RBI.
- Ian Happ has a team-high 57 runs batted in.
- Happ’s home run total ranks 40th in the majors, and he is 26th in RBI.
- Nico Hoerner has 17 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 31 walks while batting .256.
Diamondbacks vs. Cubs Pitching Rankings
- The Diamondbacks strike out just 7.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have pitched to a 4.55 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
- The Diamondbacks rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.339 WHIP this season.
- The Cubs pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has the ninth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
- Pitchers for the Cubs combine for the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.254).