Data Skrive:
The Chicago Cubs (79-75) are -194 favorites for their Sunday matchup with the Washington Nationals (68-86). Shota Imanaga gets the ball for the Cubs, seeking win No. 15 on the season. Chicago’s Imanaga and Washington’s Jake Irvin have been named the starters for this contest.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $30.31
Cubs to win vs Nationals -194
Cubs vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-194)
- Underdog: Nationals (+164)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cubs vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been victorious in 40, or 53.3%, of the 75 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Chicago has not lost in nine games when named as a moneyline favorite of -194 or better.
- The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 66% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The Nationals are 52-73 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 41.6% of those games).
- In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +164 or longer, Washington has a record of 12-13 (48%).
- The Nationals have a 37.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Cubs vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Ian Happ is batting .249 this season with a team-high 25 home runs and 85 RBI.
- Happ is 31st in homers and 30th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
- Nico Hoerner has 150 hits and an OBP of .336 to go with a slugging percentage of .359 this season.
- C.J. Abrams has accumulated a team-high 20 home runs and 65 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in the majors, Abrams ranks 69th in home runs and 78th in RBI.
- Luis Garcia’s 65 RBI and .280 batting average are both team-highs.
Cubs vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 16th in MLB.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 3.81 ERA this season, which ranks ninth in baseball.
- The Cubs rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.251 WHIP this season.
- The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 23rd in MLB.
- Washington has a 4.36 team ERA that ranks 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Nationals average MLB’s fifth-worst WHIP (1.343).