The San Francisco Giants (36-42) will try to end their five-game losing streak when they host the Chicago Cubs (37-41) on Tuesday at 9:45 PM ET on MARQ. Oddsmakers consider the Cubs to be -118 favorites for the contest, while the Giants are +100 underdogs looking for the upset. Chicago will send Kyle Hendricks out to start this one, while San Francisco has not yet named a starter.
Take a look at our betting primer for this tilt, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $36.95
Cubs to win vs Giants -118
Cubs vs. Giants Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-118)
- Underdog: Giants (+100)
- Over/under: 8
Cubs vs. Giants Betting Insights
- The Cubs have come away with 18 wins in the 36 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- Chicago has a record of 16-12 in contests when bookmakers favor them by -118 or more on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cubs have a 54.1% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Giants have won 15 of the 38 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (39.5%).
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +100 or longer, San Francisco has gone 11-17 (39.3%).
- The Giants have a 50% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Cubs vs. Giants Hitting Leaders
- Christopher Morel leads Chicago in home runs with 15 and runs batted in with 45.
- Morel ranks 18th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 26th in RBI.
- Cody Bellinger is batting .270 to lead Chicago, while adding nine homers and 33 runs batted in this season.
- Matt Chapman has 19 doubles, eight home runs and 31 walks while hitting .229.
- In all of MLB, Chapman ranks 98th in home runs and 111th in RBI.
- Thairo Estrada has a club-leading 39 RBI and .235 batting average.
Cubs vs. Giants Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs average nine strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-most in the league.
- The Cubs have the 15th-ranked ERA (3.94) in the majors this season.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.286 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the Giants has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- San Francisco has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.53).
- Pitchers for the Giants combine for the 25th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.351).