Cubs vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 14, 2024

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Cubs vs. Rockies Betting Odds, Probable Starters 9/14/2024

Data Skrive:

Following a big two-homer game last time out, Hunter Goodman leads the Colorado Rockies (56-92) into action as +128 underdogs against the Chicago Cubs (75-72). First pitch from Coors Field at 8:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on COLR. Jameson Taillon takes the mound for Chicago while Kyle Freeland is Colorado’s starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Betting Odds

Cubs to win vs Rockies -152

Bet $20, Payout $33.16

Cubs vs. Rockies Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Cubs (-152)
  • Underdog: Rockies (+128)
  • Over/under: 11

Cubs vs. Rockies Betting Insights

  • The Cubs have been victorious in 36, or 52.9%, of the 68 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
  • This season Chicago has come away with a win 17 times in 21 chances when named as a favorite of at least -152 on the moneyline.
  • The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 60.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • The Rockies have won 37.5% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (54-90).
  • Colorado has a 37-64 record (winning only 36.6% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +128 or longer.
  • The Rockies have an implied moneyline win probability of 43.9% in this game.

Cubs vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders

  • Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (23) and runs batted in (81) this season while batting .243.
  • Including all hitters in MLB, Happ is 37th in homers and 31st in RBI.
  • Isaac Paredes has 117 hits and an OBP of .346 to go with a slugging percentage of .402 this season.
  • Brenton Doyle has put up a team-high 67 runs batted in.
  • Doyle is 43rd in home runs and 60th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • Ezequiel Tovar has hit 23 home runs with 67 RBI. Both are team-highs.

Cubs vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings

  • The Cubs have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
  • The Cubs have the ninth-best ERA (3.82) in the majors this season.
  • The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.249 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
  • The 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Rockies pitching staff ranks last in MLB.
  • Colorado has the bottom-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.44).
  • The Rockies average baseball’s highest WHIP (1.510).