Data Skrive:
The Chicago Cubs (75-73) will be out to avoid the sweep when they visit the Colorado Rockies (57-92) to complete a three-game series. Bookmakers have listed the Cubs as -146 favorites for the series finale, while the Rockies are +123 underdogs. Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks gets the start, and he’ll go against Colorado’s Cal Quantrill.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $33.70
Cubs to win vs Rockies -146
Cubs vs. Rockies Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-146)
- Underdog: Rockies (+123)
- Over/under: 10.5
Cubs vs. Rockies Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 36, or 52.2%, of the 69 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Chicago has a record of 21-11 when favored by -146 or more this year.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 59.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Rockies have won 55 of the 145 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (37.9%).
- Colorado is 43-68 (winning only 38.7% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +123 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Rockies have an implied win probability of 44.8%.
Cubs vs. Rockies Hitting Leaders
- Ian Happ is batting .244 this season with a team-high 23 home runs and 82 RBI.
- Among hitters in MLB, Happ is 38th in home runs and 31st in RBI.
- Cody Bellinger has collected 126 hits this season and has an OBP of .332. He’s slugging .438 on the year.
- Brenton Doyle paces the Rockies with 70 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in MLB, Doyle ranks 43rd in homers and 52nd in RBI.
- Ezequiel Tovar is hitting .265 with 43 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs and 21 walks.
Cubs vs. Rockies Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
- The Cubs have the ninth-best ERA (3.83) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.248 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 among all MLB pitching staffs (5.43).
- Pitchers for the Rockies combine for the worst WHIP in baseball (1.507).