Cubs vs. Giants Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 17, 2024

The Chicago Cubs (34-38) are favorites (-125) on the moneyline when they square off against the San Francisco Giants (35-37) Monday at 8:05 PM ET, live on NBCS-BA. Chicago’s Javier Assad and San Francisco’s Jordan Hicks have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Cubs vs. Giants Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-125)
• Underdog: Giants (+106)
• Over/under: 9.5

Cubs vs. Giants Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been chosen as favorites in 31 games this year and have walked away with the win 16 times (51.6%) in those games.
• Chicago has a record of 14-7 in contests when oddsmakers favor them by -125 or more on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 55.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Giants have won 42.4% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (14-19).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +106 or longer, San Francisco has a record of 8-15 (34.8%).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Giants’ implied win probability is 48.5%.

Cubs vs. Giants Hitting Leaders

• Christopher Morel is batting .195 this season with a team-high 13 home runs and 40 RBI.
• Among hitters in MLB, Morel is 23rd in homers and 30th in RBI.
• Cody Bellinger leads Chicago in batting with a .263 average while slugging nine homers and driving in 32 runs.
• Matt Chapman leads the Giants with eight home runs.
• In all of the majors, Chapman ranks 81st in homers and 88th in RBI.
• Thairo Estrada has hit eight home runs with 35 RBI while hitting .239. Those stats all pace his team.

Cubs vs. Giants Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs strike out 8.9 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
• The Cubs have the 11th-ranked ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
• The Cubs rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.275 WHIP this season.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Giants pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB.
• San Francisco has a 4.39 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Giants have the 24th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.328).