Data Skrive:
The Chicago Cubs (62-65) host the Detroit Tigers (62-65) Thursday to close out a three-game series. The Cubs are favored (-207) to win the rubber match, which starts at 2:20 p.m. ET from Wrigley Field. Detroit has not named a starter for this contest, while Chicago is expected to send Justin Steele to the mound.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $29.66
Cubs to win vs Tigers -207
Cubs vs. Tigers Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-207)
- Underdog: Tigers (+172)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cubs vs. Tigers Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 28, or 49.1%, of the 57 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Chicago has been a -207 moneyline favorite on four occasions this season and won every time.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 67.4% chance of walking away with the win.
- The Tigers have won 37 of the 79 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (46.8%).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +172 or longer, Detroit has gone 1-2 (33.3%).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Tigers have an implied win probability of 36.8%.
Cubs vs. Tigers Hitting Leaders
- Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs with 22 and runs batted in with 69.
- Among all MLB hitters, Happ is 114th in batting average, 39th in on-base percentage, and 48th in slugging.
- Isaac Paredes has collected 99 hits this season and has an OBP of .339. He’s slugging .412 on the year.
- Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 18 home runs and 54 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .261.
- Among all batters in MLB, Greene’s home run total puts him 55th, and his RBI total ranks 83rd.
- Matt Vierling has 21 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 23 walks while batting .253.
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 fifth-best ERA (3.73) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.237 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Tigers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- Detroit’s 3.81 team ERA ranks 10th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Tigers have the third-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.192).